Questions & Answers about Pazar hariç her gün açığız.
Why is 'except Sunday' translated as Pazar hariç instead of hariç Pazar?
In Turkish, words like hariç (except/excluding) often act as postpositions, meaning they come after the noun they modify. So, instead of saying 'except Sunday', you literally say 'Sunday except' (Pazar hariç).
Why does açık (open) become açığız? What happened to the 'k'?
This is a result of consonant mutation. When a word ends in a hard consonant like k, t, ç, or p, and you add a suffix starting with a vowel (like the 'we' suffix -ız), the hard consonant softens. Here, the k in açık softens into a soft g (ğ). This same rule applies when adding vowel-starting suffixes like the future tense to consonant-ending roots!
Where is the verb for 'we are' in this sentence?
There is no separate verb word for 'are' here. In Turkish, you attach personal suffixes directly to adjectives or nouns to express the verb 'to be'. Açık means 'open', and adding the first-person plural suffix -ız makes it açığız (we are open).
Since they are open multiple days, shouldn't gün (day) be plural?
No, because it comes right after her (every). Just like in English, Turkish uses the singular form of the noun after the word for 'every'. You say her gün (every day), not her günler.
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