Learn Turkish: Bataryayı evde şarj ediyorsan on saat sürüyor. - If you are charging the battery at home, it takes ten hours.

Bataryayı evde şarj ediyorsan on saat sürüyor.

If you are charging the battery at home, it takes ten hours.

Breakdown of Bataryayı evde şarj ediyorsan on saat sürüyor.

battery (pack for EV/devices)

Questions & Answers about Bataryayı evde şarj ediyorsan on saat sürüyor.

How would I ask the question that this sentence answers about duration?

To ask "How long does it take?", you use the question phrase ne kadar (how much / how long) with the verb sürmek: Ne kadar sürüyor?. The phrase on saat (ten hours) in this sentence is the direct answer to that duration question.

I know şarj etmek is to charge. How is the word ediyorsan built?

It combines the present continuous tense with the conditional. The root is et- (the t softens to d before a vowel). Then we add -iyor (present continuous), -sa (the "if" conditional), and -n (for "you"). Altogether, şarj ediyorsan means "if you are charging".

I thought sürmek meant to drive. Why is it translated as takes here?

The verb sürmek has a few different meanings depending on the context. With a vehicle, it means to drive. But when paired with a duration of time, like on saat (ten hours) or the question word ne kadar (how long), it means to last or to take a certain amount of time.

Why is it bataryayı instead of just batarya?