Akıllı saat sabah beni uyandırdı.

The smartwatch woke me up in the morning.

Breakdown of Akıllı saat sabah beni uyandırdı.

• beni: me
• sabah: in the morning
• uyandırmak: to wake up
• akıllı saat: the smartwatch

Questions & Answers about Akıllı saat sabah beni uyandırdı.

What does the verb form uyandırdı break down to, and why is it used here?

It’s the causative past of “to wake up.”

• uyan- = wake up (intransitive)
• -dır- = causative (“make/cause to”)
• -dı = simple past, 3rd person singular So uyandırdı means “he/she/it woke (someone) up,” which matches the subject (Akıllı saat) and the object (beni).

Why is it beni and not ben or bana?

• ben = “I” (subject form, nominative)
• beni = “me” (direct object, accusative)
• bana = “to me” (indirect object, dative) The verb uyandırmak takes a direct object. Therefore you need the accusative: beni uyandırdı (“woke me up”), not bana uyandırdı.

Do I need to say akıllı saatim to mean “my smartwatch”?

If you mean specifically “my smartwatch,” yes: use the possessive suffix: akıllı saatim. You can optionally add benim for emphasis: Benim akıllı saatim…. Without the possessive, Akıllı saat can still refer to a specific smartwatch from context, but it doesn’t explicitly say it’s yours.

Why is there no word for “the” in Akıllı saat?

Turkish has no articles like “the” or “a.” Definiteness is usually shown by context and (for direct objects) by the accusative ending. Subjects like Akıllı saat are often bare even when definite.

What does sabah do here? Does it need a case ending like -da/-de?

Sabah functions as a time adverb meaning “in the morning,” and it doesn’t need a case ending. For specificity, you can say:

• bu sabah = this morning
• sabahleyin = in the morning
• sabahları = in the mornings (habitual)

Is the word order fixed? Can I move words around?

Word order is flexible, and the element right before the verb is typically in focus.

• Neutral-ish: Akıllı saat sabah beni uyandırdı. (Focus on beni “me”)
• Emphasize the subject: Beni sabah akıllı saat uyandırdı. (“It was the smartwatch that…”)
• Emphasize the time: Akıllı saat beni sabah uyandırdı. All are grammatical; the choice changes emphasis.

How do I say “this morning” or “every morning”?

• “This morning”: Akıllı saat bu sabah beni uyandırdı.
• “Every morning” (habit): Akıllı saat sabahları beni uyandırıyor.

How do I make it negative or ask a yes/no question?

• Negative: Akıllı saat sabah beni uyandırmadı.
• Yes/no question: Akıllı saat sabah beni uyandırdı mı? Note -mı/-mi/-mu/-mü is a separate particle and follows vowel harmony.

What tense is -dı in uyandırdı, and what are other common tenses?

-dı/di/du/dü is the simple past. Other useful forms:

• Present continuous: uyandırıyor (…is waking… / does wake regularly)
• Aorist/habitual: uyandırır (…wakes [as a general fact/habit])
• Future: uyandıracak (…will wake…)

What’s the difference between uyandım and uyandırdı?

• uyandım = “I woke up” (intransitive; no object)
• uyandırdı = “he/she/it woke [someone] up” (transitive; needs an object like beni)

Could I drop beni if it’s obvious from context?

You can omit it, but then the sentence becomes ambiguous: Sabah uyandırdı = “(He/She/It) woke (someone) up in the morning.” If you want to be clear that it was “me,” keep beni.

How would I say “The smartwatches woke me up”?

Akıllı saatler sabah beni uyandırdı(lar). With non-human plural subjects, the verb can be singular or plural; both uyandırdı and uyandırdılar are acceptable (the plural verb is less obligatory than with human subjects).

Why isn’t there a pronoun like “it” in the sentence?

Turkish is pro-drop: subject pronouns are usually omitted because the verb ending and/or the explicit noun give enough information. Here, Akıllı saat is the subject, so no o (“he/she/it”) is needed.

Any pronunciation tips for words like akıllı and uyandırdı?

• The letter ı (dotless i) is a back unrounded vowel; there’s no exact English equivalent. In akıllı and uyandırdı, pronounce it like a relaxed “uh” but further back.
• saat has two syllables: sa-at.
• Syllables: a-kıl-lı saat sa-bah be-ni u-yan-dır-dı. Generally, Turkish stress tends toward the last syllable of words.