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Breakdown of Avukat randevuyu yarına almak istiyor.
istemek
to want
yarın
tomorrow
almak
to take
randevu
the appointment
avukat
the lawyer
Questions & Answers about Avukat randevuyu yarına almak istiyor.
What does the ending -yu in bold randevuyu do?
- Bold -yu is the accusative case marker (-(y)ı/-(y)i/-(y)u/-(y)ü) used for a specific/definite direct object.
- Bold randevu ends with a vowel -u, so a buffer bold y appears: bold randevu + y + u → randevuyu.
- The suffix vowel follows vowel harmony; the last vowel of bold randevu is bold u, so you get bold -u.
- With the accusative, you are talking about a particular appointment: “the appointment.” Without it (just bold randevu), it would often read as “an appointment.”
What’s the difference between bold yarın and bold yarına?
- Bold yarın = tomorrow (adverb/noun).
- Bold yarına = to tomorrow (dative case -a/-e), marking a target time.
- In scheduling, verbs like bold almak/ertelemek/kaydırmak take the dative to show the new time: bold randevuyu yarına almak = “move the appointment to tomorrow.”
- “Until tomorrow” is bold yarına kadar; without bold kadar, bold yarına means “to tomorrow,” not “until tomorrow.”
How can bold almak mean “move/reschedule”?
- Beyond “to take,” bold almak is widely used in scheduling to mean “move/shift (something) to a time”:
- Bold Toplantıyı pazartesiye alalım. = “Let’s move the meeting to Monday.”
- Bold Dersi öğleden sonraya aldık. = “We moved the class to the afternoon.”
- So bold randevuyu yarına almak is idiomatic: “reschedule the appointment for tomorrow.” It’s neutral about earlier vs later; it simply says “to tomorrow.”
Can I say bold Avukat randevuyu yarın almak istiyor instead of bold yarına?
- No, that changes the meaning. Bold yarın there would modify the act of moving: “He wants to do the moving tomorrow.”
- To express the new date, you need the dative: bold yarına = “to tomorrow.”
Could I use bold ertelemek or bold kaydırmak instead of bold almak? Any nuance?
- Bold yarına ertelemek = “postpone to tomorrow” (implies moving later).
- Bold yarına kaydırmak = “shift to tomorrow” (neutral/colloquial).
- Bold yarına ötelemek = “push off to tomorrow” (informal).
- Bold yarına çekmek / öne almak = “bring forward to tomorrow” (only if earlier than planned).
- Bold yarına almak is the most neutral, everyday choice.
Why is bold almak in the -mak form? Could it be bold alıyor?
- After bold istemek (“to want”), Turkish uses the infinitive bold -mak/-mek: bold … almak istiyor = “wants to move …”
- Bold alıyor would mean “is moving (now),” which doesn’t fit with bold istiyor.
Isn’t bold istiyor “is wanting”? Why not bold ister?
- Bold istiyor is morphologically present progressive (-iyor), but with stative verbs like bold istemek, it corresponds to English simple present: “wants.”
- Bold ister (aorist) expresses general/habitual truth or conditional/optative senses:
- Bold Avukat randevuyu yarına ister. sounds odd here.
- Bold İsterse yarına alır. = “If he wants, he’ll move it to tomorrow.”
What exactly does bold yarına’s -a mean here?
- It’s the dative bold -a/-e, used for a direction or target, including time targets.
- Formed by vowel harmony: bold yarın + a → yarına.
- You’ll see the same with other times:
- Bold haftaya (to next week), bold pazartesiye (to Monday), bold öğleden sonraya (to the afternoon).
Can I change the word order?
- Canonical and safest: bold Avukat randevuyu yarına almak istiyor. (S–O–time–V–V)
- Turkish is flexible, but moving parts changes emphasis. Two common variants:
- bold Avukat, randevuyu yarına almak istiyor. (comma adds a pause after the subject)
- bold Randevuyu yarına almak istiyor avukat. (focuses the subject at the end)
- As a beginner, avoid splitting bold randevuyu and bold yarına in odd ways; keep them together before bold almak.
How do I make this negative or ask a question?
- Negative: bold Avukat randevuyu yarına almak istemiyor. = “The lawyer doesn’t want to move the appointment to tomorrow.”
- Yes–no question: bold Avukat randevuyu yarına almak istiyor mu?
- The question particle bold mi/mı/mü/mu is separate and harmonizes with the preceding vowel: here, bold mu.
Does the sentence imply a specific appointment?
- Yes. The accusative bold randevuyu marks it as definite/specific: “the appointment (we both know about).”
- If it were indefinite, you’d normally omit the suffix: bold Avukat randevu almak istiyor. = “The lawyer wants to get an appointment.” (Note this changes the meaning.)
Is there any gender information in bold avukat?
- No. Bold Avukat is gender-neutral in Turkish. Context or titles can indicate gender if needed:
- bold Avukat Hanım (female lawyer), bold Avukat Bey (male lawyer).
Any quick pronunciation tips?
- Rough guide: ah-voo-KAHT rahn-deh-VOO-yoo yah-RUH-nah AHL-mahk is-TEE-yor.
- Stress is typically on the last syllable of each word: avuKAT, randevuYU, yarıNA, alMAK, istiYOR.
How would I say it in the past or with other times?
- Past desire: bold Avukat randevuyu yarına almak istedi. = “The lawyer wanted to move the appointment to tomorrow.” (single, completed wanting)
- Ongoing in the past: bold … istiyordu.
- Different times follow the same pattern:
- bold Toplantıyı pazartesiye almak istiyor. = “He wants to move the meeting to Monday.”
- bold Görüşmeyi haftaya almak istiyor. = “He wants to move the interview to next week.”
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