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To answer the question **Saat kaç?** (What time is it?) with exact minutes, Turkish treats the minutes as either "passing" the current hour or counting down "to" the next hour.

### Minutes Past the Hour (Geçiyor)

To state that it is a certain number of minutes *past* the hour, use the verb **geçiyor** (is passing). The hour takes the **Accusative case** suffix (`-(y)ı`, `-(y)i`, `-(y)u`, `-(y)ü`), while the minutes are stated as a plain number.

Structure: **Saat + [Hour + Accusative] + [Minutes] + geçiyor**

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If the hour ends in a vowel, use the buffer letter **-y-** before adding the suffix:

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### Minutes To the Hour (Var)

To state that it is a certain number of minutes *to* the next hour, use the word **var** (there is/exists). Because the minutes are counting down towards the next hour, the hour takes the **Dative case** suffix (`-(y)a`, `-(y)e`).

Structure: **Saat + [Next Hour + Dative] + [Minutes] + var**

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Numbers ending in hard consonants undergo consonant mutation before vowel suffixes. Notice how **dört** (four) becomes **dörd-** in the dative case:

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### Using Quarters (Çeyrek)

Instead of saying fifteen minutes, you can use the word **çeyrek** (quarter). It fits directly into the exact same structures without any changes:

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Telling the exact time (geçiyor / var)

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
broadcast	yayın
studio	stüdyo
It is five past three, enter the studio for the broadcast.	Saat üçü beş geçiyor, yayın için stüdyoya girin.
announcer	spiker
microphone	mikrofon
It is ten past eight, the announcer is testing the microphone.	Saat sekizi on geçiyor, spiker mikrofonu deniyor.
bulletin	bülten
It is twenty past two, is the news bulletin starting?	Saat ikiyi yirmi geçiyor, haber bülteni başlıyor mu?
advertisement	reklam
broadcast schedule	akış
It is seven to four, after the advertisements end, the broadcast schedule continues.	Saat dörde yedi var, reklamlar bittikten sonra akış devam ediyor.
frequency	frekans
It is six to seven, please stay on this frequency.	Saat yediye altı var, lütfen bu frekansta kalın.
listener	dinleyici
It is nineteen past ten, the listeners are calling the radio.	Saat onu on dokuz geçiyor, dinleyiciler radyoyu arıyor.
guest	konuk
It is three to eleven, it is necessary to take the guest to the studio.	Saat on bire üç var, konuğu stüdyoya almak lazım.
It is five past twelve, why is the announcer reading the advertisements?	Saat on ikiyi beş geçiyor, spiker neden reklamları okuyor?
It is ten to six, prepare the microphone for the bulletin.	Saat altıya on var, bülten için mikrofonu hazırlayın.
It is eight to nine, we are connecting to the news bulletin.	Saat dokuza sekiz var, haber bültenine bağlanıyoruz.
It is two to four, who is waiting for the guest?	Saat dörde iki var, konuğu kim bekliyor?
It is ten past ten, after the advertisements end, the announcer presents the bulletin.	Saat onu on geçiyor, reklamlar bittikten sonra spiker bülteni sunuyor.
The listener is waiting for the broadcast, it is ten past two.	Dinleyici yayını bekliyor, saat ikiyi on geçiyor.
The schedule is starting on the new frequency, it is a quarter to five.	Yeni frekansta akış başlıyor, saat beşe çeyrek var.