Learn Turkish: Bu hafta az uyuyorum. - I am sleeping little this week.

In Turkish, time phrases like bu hafta (this week), bugün (today), or yarın (tomorrow) don't need extra prepositions. You can just place the phrase directly in the sentence to indicate when something happens.

Can az be used to describe actions as well as objects?

Yes! You might already know az as a word for quantities of nouns (like az şeker for "little sugar"). But you can also place it directly before a verb to describe how much you do an action. Here, az uyuyorum simply means "I sleep little" or "I am sleeping little".

How do we attach the -yor suffix to the verb root uyu-?

The root for "to sleep" is uyu-. When you add the present continuous suffix (-yor) to a verb that ends in a vowel, that final vowel must change to a narrow vowel (ı, i, u, or ü). Because the u in uyu- is already the correct narrow vowel, it doesn't need to change! We just add -yor and the "I" ending -um, giving us uyuyorum.

Does the -yor tense always mean an action happening exactly at this moment?

Not always! Just like the English "am sleeping", the -yor tense is used for actions happening right this second, but it is also used for temporary ongoing routines. The phrase bu hafta (this week) makes it clear that this is a temporary habit rather than something happening right now as you speak.