Breakdown of Pazar günü tembellik yapmak büyük bir nimet; telaşsız bir sabah geçiriyorum.
bir
a / an
büyük
big
yapmak
to do / to make
gün
day
Questions & Answers about Pazar günü tembellik yapmak büyük bir nimet; telaşsız bir sabah geçiriyorum.
Why is it Pazar günü instead of Pazar gününde to mean "on Sunday"?
In Turkish, days of the week usually don't take the locative case suffix (-de / -da) when referring to a routine or a general occurrence on that day. You just use the noun compound Pazar günü (Sunday).
Why use tembellik yapmak instead of just tembel olmak for "being lazy"?
Tembel olmak describes a permanent character trait ("to be a lazy person"). Tembellik yapmak (literally "to do laziness") refers to the specific action of slacking off or choosing to rest for a temporary period, like on a weekend.
Is there a rule for why it is büyük bir nimet and not bir büyük nimet?
Yes! In Turkish, when a noun is modified by both an adjective and the indefinite article bir, the order is almost always Adjective + bir + Noun. So it is büyük bir nimet (a great blessing), differing from the direct English word order.
Could I use harcıyorum instead of geçiriyorum for "spending" the morning?
No, that would sound unnatural here. Harcamak is used for spending consumable resources like money, energy, or effort. When talking about spending time (like a morning, a day, or a holiday), you must use geçirmek.