Breakdown of Saat altıya on var, bülten için mikrofonu hazırlayın.
altı
six
on
ten
var
there is / existent
saat
hour / o'clock
için
for
hazırlamak
to prepare / to pack
mikrofon
microphone
bülten
bulletin
Questions & Answers about Saat altıya on var, bülten için mikrofonu hazırlayın.
Why does altı take the -ya ending in altıya on var?
This is the standard way to say "to" a certain hour in Turkish when telling time. You add the dative case ending (-a or -e, plus the buffer -y if the number ends in a vowel) to the hour. So, altıya means "to six", and on var means "there is ten [minutes]". Literally: "There is ten to six."
How would the sentence change if it were "ten past six" instead?
To say "past", you use the accusative case on the hour and the verb geçiyor (is passing) instead of var. So "ten past six" would be altıyı on geçiyor (literally: "ten is passing the six").
Why does mikrofon have the -u ending in this sentence?
The -u is the accusative case ending. It is used here because "the microphone" is a specific, known object receiving the action. If you didn't use the ending and just said mikrofon hazırlayın, it would mean "prepare a microphone" (any microphone in general) instead of "prepare the microphone".
What is the suffix -yın doing in hazırlayın?
It is the formal or plural imperative (command) suffix for the verb hazırlamak (to prepare). The speaker is giving a command to multiple people (like a studio crew) or speaking politely to one person. If giving an informal command to one person, it would simply be hazırla.
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