Learn Turkish: Genellikle saat yedide uyanıyorum. - I usually wake up at seven o'clock.

Genellikle saat yedide uyanıyorum.

I usually wake up at seven o'clock.

Breakdown of Genellikle saat yedide uyanıyorum.

Questions & Answers about Genellikle saat yedide uyanıyorum.

Why is there a -de at the end of yedide?

The suffix -de means 'in,' 'on,' or 'at.' Just like you use saat kaçta to ask 'at what time,' you add the locative suffix -de to the number to say 'at' a specific time. So, yedi is 'seven,' and yedide is 'at seven.'

Why do we say saat yedide instead of yedide saat?

In Turkish, when stating the time, the word saat (hour or clock) always comes before the number. It helps to think of it like saying 'at hour seven' instead of 'at seven o'clock.'

The word genellikle means 'usually,' which is a habit. Why does the verb uyanıyorum use the -ıyor ending?

In Turkish, the present continuous tense with the -ıyor suffix is very flexible. While it is used for actions happening right now, it is also widely used for daily routines and habits. So, uyanıyorum can mean both 'I am waking up' and 'I wake up.'

How is the verb uyanıyorum built?

The root verb is uyanmak (to wake up). We take the stem uyan, add the continuous suffix -ıyor, and attach the personal ending -um for 'I'. Because the stem ends in a consonant, the connecting vowel ı links it perfectly to -yor.