her gün

Saying How Often with Her

Level 1

her gün = every day
her hafta = every week
her sabah = every morning

How It Works

The pattern her gün is the standard way to express frequency in Turkish. It is formed by placing the word her (a loanword from Persian) before a time-related noun.

Key Rules:

  • Singular Nouns: Unlike English where we say 'every day' (singular) but 'all days' (plural), Turkish strictly requires the singular noun after her. Writing her günler is a grammatical error.
  • Word Order: her always precedes the noun it modifies.
  • Tense Usage: While often paired with the aorist tense for general habits, it is very common in daily speech to use the present continuous tense to describe ongoing routines.
  • Distinction: Do not confuse her gün (every day) with bütün gün (all day/the whole day). Her gün refers to frequency across different days, while bütün gün refers to the duration of a single day.

Examples (4)

  1. Her gün spor yapıyorum.

    I exercise every day.

    Word by Word: Every day sport I-am-doing.

    Here, 'her gün' indicates a daily habit using the present continuous tense.

  2. Babam her sabah gazete okur.

    My father reads the newspaper every morning.

    Word by Word: My-father every morning newspaper reads.

    This uses 'her sabah' (every morning) with the aorist tense to show a general routine.

  3. Her hafta sonu sinemaya gideriz.

    We go to the cinema every weekend.

    Word by Word: Every week end to-cinema we-go.

    Even compound nouns like 'hafta sonu' (weekend) follow 'her' to show frequency.

  4. Her akşam çay içiyoruz.

    We drink tea every evening.

    Word by Word: Every evening tea we-are-drinking.

    'Her akşam' shows an action that repeats every evening.

Common Mistakes

  • Pluralizing the noun after 'her'.

    Her günler elma yerim.
    Her gün elma yerim.

    In Turkish, 'her' must be followed by a singular noun. Never use the plural suffix -ler/-lar with it.

  • Confusing 'every day' with 'all day'.

    Her gün uyudum.
    Bütün gün uyudum.

    If you mean you slept from morning until night on a single day, use 'bütün gün'. 'Her gün' means you sleep every single day (a habit).

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her günLevel 1Saying How Often with Her

Learn This First

To use 'her gün' (every day), you need to understand how adjectives or determiners modify nouns in Turkish, be familiar with basic time-related vocabulary, and know where to place these expressions within a standard sentence structure.

Words in This Pattern

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