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Saat birde ögle yemegi yerim = I (always) have lunch at one; right?
And
Saat birde ögle yemegi yiyorum = I'm having lunch at one (later today); OR; I'm having lunch at one (right now) ???
If I fully understand your question, I believe you are right. Can you clarify a bit? :)
it's about using "yerim" instead of "yiyorum". I was wondering if with "yerim" the implication is that it is something you do habitually and with "yiyorum" the implication is that it is something you are doing in that very moment.
I also need help with your second question. From this example it seems that the present continuous tense can also mean future or near future, as it does in English. I am eating lunch at 1 -> I will (future) eat lunch at 1. Is this right?
WaelM7
Good morning.
"Saat birde öğle yemeği yiyorum." Translation: I am eating lunch at one o'clock.
Why it is "birde" not "Bire"?
Bir + "e." Bire - "to one." This suffix gives a different meaning.
The (locative) case suffix. Location "in", "at" or on a "place." In this example "in time."
Turkish (nominative) - Otel. Turkish (locative) - Otelde. - At the hotel.
Bir + "de." Birde - "at" one o'clock. The correct suffix makes the word pronunciation & consonant, vowel harmony right when spoken.
Kind regards.
Thanks for your response. But why "at" here considered as "locative" not "Dative" and how can i distinguish these cases?
WaelM7
Hello.
Time is abstract. When it becomes specific, "Saat birde" at one o'clock makes the chosen time an abstract location without being a physical place. The locative suffix is therefore correct.
My personal grammar notes not Duo's
The dative case.
We add the dative case suffix (y) -e to the indirect object. In English it equates to prepositions "at", "to" & "for."
Thank you.
WaelM7
Tips & notes
Dative Case
The Dative case in Turkish is used to describe movement towards something and for indirect objects. An indirect object tells “to whom or for whom” an action is being done. It always tells the recipient of the direct object.
I gave her a hug.
I told him about the event.
We showed them the cake.
Forming the Dative case is very simple, considering the amount of knowledge you have under your belt now. The suffix is “-(y) A.” The suffix obeys 2-way vowel harmony and uses a buffer -y- when attached to a word that ends in a vowel. Consonant harmony will often happen at the end of words that end with /p t k ç/. Simple, right? It is a great way to review concepts while still learning something new. Here are some examples:
English - Park
Turkish Dative - parka.
To the park.
şapka. şapkaya - to the hat
domates. domatese - to the tomato
fare. fareye - to the mouse
fareler. farelere - to the mice
köpek. köpeğe - to the dog
What's the difference between içerim and yiyorum besides the fact that one is present continuous?
I seem to have forgotten my Turkish grammar.
I feel sooo silly haha. I guess my problem was vocabulary instead.
I see içmek more than yemek in my lessons. So, I forgot yemek, although I knew how to change the tense and all that. Thank you :)
Is it birde because the sentence implies "kaçta" (at what ..) and therefore bir takes the locative case?
"Saat birde öğle yemeği yiyorum." Translation: I am eating lunch at one o'clock.
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"I am having lunch at one o'clock." Correct other English answer accepted by Duo.
I have a question. Is it in turkish similar to english in terms of using present continous for future or near future?
MartenDKgyQ, i think we will learn that later, in a near futur. Be patient!
Mutasem, nobody will know what you exactly wrote. Nobody of the learners as i am, can do anything. Perhaps you did a spelling error, each time. Don't despair!
ı am providing the correct answer since three days but when i submit it shows wrong "I am eating launch at one o'clock"
