Breakdown of Bugün çok vaktimiz var.
var
there is / existent
çok
a lot of / many
bugün
today
vakit
time (available time)
Questions & Answers about Bugün çok vaktimiz var.
Why is the word for time vaktimiz here instead of saat?
In this lesson you are learning to use saat for telling clock time (like saat üç, "it is three o'clock"). However, saat specifically means "hour" or "clock." When talking about time as a general concept or having free time, Turkish uses the word vakit (or zaman).
The dictionary says the word for time is vakit. Why is the "i" missing in vaktimiz?
This happens because of a rule called "vowel drop." When certain two-syllable words (like vakit) get a suffix that starts with a vowel (like the "our" suffix -imiz), the vowel in the second syllable drops out. So, vakit + -imiz becomes vaktimiz instead of "vakitimiz."
How do we say "we have" if there is no word for "have" in this sentence?
Turkish doesn't have a direct verb for "to have." Instead, it uses the word var ("there is" / "exists") combined with a possessive suffix. Vakt-imiz means "our time." So, vaktimiz var literally translates to "our time exists," which is the Turkish way of saying "we have time."
Doesn't çok usually mean "very"?
It depends on what follows it! When çok is used right before an adjective (like çok güzel - very beautiful), it means "very." But when you put it before a noun, like vakit (time), it means "much" or "a lot of."
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