Akşam yemeğinde pırasa yapacağız.

to make

Breakdown of Akşam yemeğinde pırasa yapacağız.

• akşam yemeği: the dinner
• -de: at
• pırasa: the leek

Questions & Answers about Akşam yemeğinde pırasa yapacağız.

Why is akşam yemeğinde in the -de/-da form?

Because -de/-da is the locative suffix, often meaning in, at, or during.

So akşam yemeği means dinner / evening meal, and akşam yemeğinde means at dinner, for dinner, or during dinner depending on context.

In this sentence, it is best understood as for dinner.

• akşam = evening
• yemek = food / meal / to eat
• akşam yemeği = dinner
• akşam yemeğinde = at dinner / for dinner

What exactly is akşam yemeği? Why does it end in -i before the case ending?

Akşam yemeği is a noun phrase meaning evening meal or dinner.

The final -i is not the accusative here. It is part of the noun phrase structure. Turkish often forms expressions like this with a kind of possessed form:

• akşam = evening
• yemek = meal/food
• akşam yemeği = evening meal, dinner

Then the locative suffix is added:

• akşam yemeği
• akşam yemeğinde

So the -i belongs to yemeği, and -nde is the locative ending added after that.

Why is it pırasa and not pırasayı?