Adverbs of time in Turkish
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Sign up for freeThe adverbs of time indicate the time of an action and can be found as an answer to the question 'when? (ne zaman?)
Example dialogues:
- Arkadaşların ne zaman geldiler? (When did your friends come?)
- Arkadaşlarım dün geldiler. (My friends came yesterday.)
- İstanbul'a ne zaman gideceksin? (When will you go to İstanbul?)
- Haftaya İstanbul'a gideceğim. (I will go to İstanbul next week.)
Lesson outline
HideList of adverbs of time
| Zaman zarfları | Adverbs of time |
|---|---|
| sabah | (in the) morning |
| öğlen | at noon/midday |
| akşam | (in the) evening |
| bugün | today |
| şimdi | now |
| yarın | tomorrow |
| dün | yesterday |
| haftaya | next week |
| yakında | soon |
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Riddhi P. 
Hatice Ç. 
GULAY I.
Enes Ç.
Ercan S. 
Evrim K.
Günay M. 
OZGE G.
Esra O.
Emine A. 
When to use the adverbs of time
Adverbs of time are used to show:
- Repeated time locations
- Frequency
- Duration of an event
1. Repeated time locations
The suffix '-leri /-ları' is added to the name of the day or parts of the day to indicate that a case occurs regularly.
Examples
- Akşamları bir elma yer. (She eats an apple in the evening.)
- Cumartesileri işe gelmez. (On saturdays he doesn't come to work.)
Note: Also 'her' (every) can be used with the name of the day or parts of the day.
- Her sabah (sabahları) annemi ararım. (I call my mother every morning.)
- Her pazartesi (pazartesileri) erken kalkar. (She wakes up early every Monday.)
2. Frequency
The table shows the adverbs that are used to express frequency.
| Zaman zarfları | Adverbs of time | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Hep / her zaman | always | Her zaman süt içerim. (I always drink milk) |
| Genellikle | usually | Genellikle evde pişirir. (She usually cook at home) |
| Haftada bir | once a week | Haftada bir yüzmeye gider. (She goes to swimming once a week.) |
| Bazen | sometimes | Bazen İzmir'e giderim. (I sometimes go to İzmir.) |
| Sık sık | often | Sık sık annesine yardım eder. (She often helps her mother.) |
3. Duration of an event
Adverbs of time can be used with a specific and general period of time or the starting point of events.
Examples
- On gün seyehat edecek. (She will travel for ten days.)
- Bizimle üç gün buluştu. (She met with us for three days.)
- Seni bir saattir arıyorum. (I've been calling you for one hour.)
Exercises
- Multiple choice exercise on the adverbs of time
- Fill in the blanks exercise about the adverbs of time
Multiple choice exercise on the adverbs of time
Fill in the blanks exercise about the adverbs of time
Exercises
- Multiple choice exercise on the adverbs of time
- Fill in the blanks exercise about the adverbs of time