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Saat dokuza sekiz var, haber bültenine bağlanıyoruz.

Saat dokuza sekiz var, haber bültenine bağlanıyoruz.
It is eight to nine, we are connecting to the news bulletin.
From Lesson 265:Telling the exact time (geçiyor / var)·Turkish

Questions & Answers about Saat dokuza sekiz var, haber bültenine bağlanıyoruz.

Why do we use dokuza and var to say "eight to nine"?
To say it is "to" a certain hour in Turkish, we say there is (var) a certain number of minutes to the hour. The hour gets the dative case ending (-e or -a) to show direction. So, dokuza sekiz var literally translates to "To nine, there is eight [minutes]."
Can you break down the suffixes in bültenine?
Sure! The base word is bülten (bulletin). Because it is part of the noun compound haber bülteni (news bulletin), it gets the possessive suffix -i. Next, the verb bağlanmak (to connect to) requires the dative case (-e). When we add a case ending after a possessive suffix, we must use the buffer letter -n-. So it becomes bülten + -i + -n- + -e.
Does the verb bağlanmak always take the dative case?
Yes! In Turkish, you connect to something, so the destination you are connecting to must take the dative case (-e or -a). That is why we say haber bültenine bağlanıyoruz (we are connecting to the news bulletin).
I know the verb bağlamak means "to tie" or "to connect". What does the -n- do in bağlanıyoruz?
The -n- suffix here creates a reflexive or passive verb. While bağlamak means you are physically connecting or tying an object (like tying your shoelaces), bağlanmak means "to get connected" or "to connect oneself" to a broadcast, a network, or a person.

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