Word
Saat sekizi on geçiyor, spiker mikrofonu deniyor.
Meaning
It is ten past eight, the announcer is testing the microphone.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Saat sekizi on geçiyor, spiker mikrofonu deniyor.
sekiz
eight
on
ten
denemek
to try / to try on
saat
hour / o'clock
Questions & Answers about Saat sekizi on geçiyor, spiker mikrofonu deniyor.
Why does "sekiz" have an "-i" at the end in "sekizi on geçiyor"?
When telling time using "past" (geçiyor), the hour takes the accusative case ending. Here, the base number is sekiz (eight), so we add -i to make it sekizi (literally "passing the eight").
How exactly does the word order work for telling time with minutes in this sentence?
The formula for saying "past" the hour is: Saat + [Hour in Accusative] + [Minutes] + geçiyor. In this sentence, it is Saat sekizi (the hour 8, accusative) on (10 minutes) geçiyor (is passing).
Why does "mikrofon" also have an accusative ending (mikrofonu)?
Just like the hour needs the accusative case with geçiyor, a specific direct object needs it too. The announcer is testing a specific microphone, so mikrofon gets the accusative ending -u.
The verb for "to test" is "denemek". Why is it spelled "deniyor" instead of "deneyor"?