Word
Dokuzdan beşe kadar çalışıyorum.
Meaning
I work from nine to five.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Dokuzdan beşe kadar çalışıyorum.
beş
five
dokuz
nine
çalışmak
to work / to study
kadar
as ... as; until, up to
Questions & Answers about Dokuzdan beşe kadar çalışıyorum.
Why does the sentence use the word kadar here?
Kadar means "until" or "up to". To say "from [time] to [time]" in Turkish, you literally say "from [time] until [time]". That is why we use dokuzdan (from nine) and beşe kadar (until five).
Why is there an -e at the end of beşe?
The word kadar (until) always requires the word before it to have the "to" or "towards" ending (called the dative case). We add -e to beş (five) to mean "to five" so it links up correctly with kadar.
How does vowel harmony affect the endings on dokuzdan and beşe?
The endings change to match the last vowel of the base word. Dokuz has a back vowel (u), so it takes the back-vowel ending -dan (from). Beş has a front vowel (e), so it takes the front-vowel ending -e (to).
Why is it çalışıyorum (I am working) if the English translation is "I work"?
In Turkish, the present continuous tense marked by -yor is very often used for regular habits and daily routines. So while it translates literally as "I am working", it perfectly means "I work" as a general habit in this context.