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### Expressing Regular Intervals

To state how often an event occurs, like "once a week" or "every hour", attach the locative case suffix (**-da** / **-de** / **-ta** / **-te**) to the time period, followed by the word **bir**.

**Time Period + -DA + bir**

Apply regular vowel harmony and consonant mutation rules for the locative suffix:
- **ay** (month) → **ayda bir** (once a month)
- **hafta** (week) → **haftada bir** (once a week)
- **saat** (hour) → **saatte bir** (once an hour) *(Note: **saat** is an exception word and takes a front-vowel suffix)*

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### Intervals with Specific Numbers

For intervals like "every ten minutes", place the number right before the time period. Remember that Turkish nouns remain singular after numbers (**on dakika**, not *on dakikalar*).

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### Asking About Frequency

To ask if something happens specifically "once a year" or "once a week", place the question particle (**mı** / **mi** / **mu** / **mü**) immediately after **bir**.

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Regular intervals (-da bir)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

postposition

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Demonstrative pronouns (bu, şu, o)

Basic question words (kim, ne)

Plural nouns (-lar, -ler)

I am and you are (-(y)ım, -sın)

We, you, and they are (-(y)ız, -sınız)

Negative statements (değil)

Yes and no questions (mı, mi, mu, mü)

Questions with 'to be' (mısın, mıyım)

Numbers 1 to 10 (bir, iki, üç)

Numbers 11 to 20 (on bir, on iki)

Numbers by tens to 100 (otuz, kırk...)

Counting objects (tane)

The locative case (-da, -de)

Consonant assimilation (-ta, -te)

Asking where (nerede)

There is / there are (var)

There is not / there are not (yok)

Asking how many (kaç)

Infinitive verbs (-mak, -mek)

Informal commands (git, gel)

Negative commands (-ma, -me)

Polite and plural commands (-In, -InIz)

Basic word order

Present continuous for consonant roots (-iyor)

Present continuous for vowel roots (-iyor)

Present continuous personal suffixes (-iyorum)

Negative present continuous (-miyor)

Present continuous questions (-iyor mu)

Future plans with present continuous

The dative case (-(y)a, -(y)e)

Consonant mutation (k, t, p, ç to ğ, d, b, c)

From or out of (-dan / -den)

Directional question words (nereye, nereden)

First and second person possessives (-(i)m, -(i)n)

Third person possessive (-(s)i)

Plural possessives (-imiz, -iniz, -leri)

The genitive case (-(n)in)

Definite noun compounds (-nin ... -si)

Indefinite noun compounds (bare noun + -(s)i)

Possessive buffer letter (n)

Spatial postpositions (içinde, üstünde)

The definite direct object (-(y)ı, -(y)i)

Object question words (kimi, neyi)

Adjectives modifying nouns

Manner and choice questions (nasıl, hangi)

Basic degree modifiers (çok, biraz)

Comparisons (daha, en)

Days of the week

Months of the year

The time question word (ne zaman)

Telling time (saat, buçuk)

Asking the time (saat kaç, saat kaçta)

Basic conjunctions (ve, ama, veya)

Causality conjunction (çünkü)

Means and accompaniment (ile, -(y)lA)

Purpose and beneficiaries (için)

Expressing desire (-mak istemek)

The past copula (-(y)DI)

The direct past tense (-DI)

Past tense personal suffixes (-DIm, -DIn)

Past tense negative (-mAdI)

Past tense questions (-DI mI)

Ordinal numbers (-(I)ncI)

Greetings and politeness

Saying 'too' (de, da)

Conversation fillers (şey, yani, hadi)

Conversational essentials

Reflexive pronouns (kendim, kendin)

Reciprocal pronouns (birbiri)

Indefinite pronouns for people (herkes, kimse)

Indefinite pronouns for things and places (her şey, hiçbir şey)

Conjunctions of consequence (bu yüzden, bu nedenle)

Correlative conjunctions (hem... hem, ne... ne)

Verbs taking the dative case (-e / -a)

Verbs taking the ablative case (-den / -dan)

Time origin (beri)

Time duration (-DIr)

Comparisons of similarity (gibi)

Comparisons of equality (kadar)

Perspectives (göre)

Verbal nouns (-mA / -mE)

Verbal nouns as objects (-mAyI / -mEyI)

Verbal nouns with the dative (-mAyA / -mEyA)

General necessity (lazım / gerek)

Personal necessity (-mAm lazım)

Third-person commands (-sIn / -sInlAr)

First person singular optative (-(y)AyIm)

Question	Answer
broadcaster	yayıncı
channel	kanal
to repeat	tekrarlamak
The broadcaster repeats the news once an hour on this channel.	Yayıncı bu kanalda haberleri saatte bir tekrarlar.
uninterrupted	kesintisiz
Instead of changing the channel once every ten minutes, let's watch an uninterrupted movie.	Kanalı on dakikada bir değiştirmek yerine kesintisiz bir film izleyelim.
rating (TV viewership)	reyting
They broadcast the new episode once a week so that the ratings don't drop.	Reytingler düşmesin diye yeni bölümü haftada bir yayımlıyorlar.
platform (digital, general)	platform
subscription	abonelik
Do you pay the subscription fee once a year on this platform?	Bu platformda abonelik ücretini yılda bir mi ödüyorsun?
season (TV, sports)	sezon
They will broadcast the new season's episodes once a month.	Yeni sezon bölümlerini ayda bir yayımlayacaklar.
remote control	kumanda
Do you change the remote control's batteries once a year?	Kumandanın pillerini yılda bir mi değiştirirsin?
I am sending a message once a day to cancel the subscription on this platform.	Bu platformda aboneliği iptal etmek için günde bir mesaj gönderiyorum.
They repeat the same commercial once every fifteen minutes.	Aynı reklamı on beş dakikada bir tekrarlıyorlar.
Do broadcasters broadcast series once a week?	Yayıncılar dizileri haftada bir mi yayımlar?
The channel management must have checked the ratings once a second.	Kanal yönetimi reytingleri saniyede bir kontrol etmiş olsa gerek.
If a platform broadcasts a series once a month, the ratings drop.	Bir platform diziyi ayda bir yayımlarsa reytingler düşer.
If broadcasters go to commercial once every ten minutes, the audience changes the channel.	Yayıncılar on dakikada bir reklama girerse seyirci kanalı değiştirir.
frequency (how often)	sıklık
I use the remote once an hour; this frequency is normal.	Saatte bir kumanda kullanıyorum, bu sıklık normal.
I watch the new season uninterruptedly once a year; this frequency is good.	Yılda bir yeni sezonu kesintisiz izliyorum, bu sıklık iyi.