You will ask the time, say whole and half hours, and tell when something starts.
The idea
Ask the time now with Saat kaç? and answer with Saat plus the number: Saat üç. Half past is the hour that has already begun plus buçuk: üç buçuk is 3:30. To say when something happens, ask Saat kaçta? and put the locative on the last word of the time: saat üçte, saat üç buçukta.
| Number | On the hour | At half past |
|---|---|---|
| bir | birde | bir buçukta |
| iki | ikide | iki buçukta |
| üç | üçte | üç buçukta |
| dört | dörtte | dört buçukta |
| beş | beşte | beş buçukta |
| altı | altıda | altı buçukta |
| yedi | yedide | yedi buçukta |
| sekiz | sekizde | sekiz buçukta |
| dokuz | dokuzda | dokuz buçukta |
| on | onda | on buçukta |
Examples
- Affedersiniz, saat kaç?Excuse me, what time is it?
- Saat şimdi üç buçuk.It is half past three now.Buçuk means half and is added to the hour that has already begun: üç buçuk is 3:30.
- Film saat sekizde başlıyor.The film starts at eight.
- Toplantı saat kaçta?What time is the meeting?Kaçta is kaç plus the locative -ta. It asks at what time something happens, not what the clock says now.
- Saat on iki buçukta yemek yiyoruz.We eat at half past twelve.
- Otobüs saat dokuzda kalkıyor.The bus leaves at nine.
- Saat tam beş.It is exactly five o'clock.
- dörtteat fourdörtte-de / -da / -te / -ta: in, at, on
- altıdaat sixaltıda-de / -da / -te / -ta: in, at, on
- ikideat twoikide-de / -da / -te / -ta: in, at, on
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Watch out
Do not leave the locative off the time of an event: Film saat sekiz başlıyor is wrong, say Film saat sekizde başlıyor. And ask Saat kaçta? for when something happens; Saat kaç? only asks what the clock says now.
Try it yourself
Fill the blank: At what time does the film start?
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kaçta
kaçta: you are asking when an event happens, so kaç takes the locative; its last vowel a is back and ç is voiceless, so the suffix is -ta.
Write 3:30 after saat: half past three.
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üç buçuk
üç buçuk: you name the hour that has begun, three, and add buçuk for the extra half.
Add the suffix: Breakfast is ready at seven.
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yedide
yedide: yedi ends in a vowel and its last vowel i is front, so the suffix is -de.
The class starts at 9:30: write the time with its suffix.
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dokuz buçukta
dokuz buçukta: the locative goes on the last word, buçuk; its k is voiceless and its vowel u is back, so the suffix is -ta.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Fill the blank: At what time does the film start?
Write 3:30 after saat: half past three.
Add the suffix: Breakfast is ready at seven.
The class starts at 9:30: write the time with its suffix.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the parts in order to build this word: at four
Tap the parts in order to build this word: at six
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Write three sentences about your day with times, such as when you eat and when you leave, and put the locative on every time.