Turkish Language - the Formation of the Future TenseUsages of the Future TenseConjugation of the Future TenseVerb Stem ends in a VowelIn ConversationThe Interrogative of the Future TenseThe Positive Interrogative Future TenseThe Negative Interrogative Future TenseThe Future of the verb - "to be"Positive Future Tense of the Verb - to beNegative Future Tense of the Verb - to beBuilding Extended Verb Forms - The Active and Passive Mood FutureThe future tense sign is -ecek- or -acak- to which the personal suffixes are attached. When a personal ending which begins in a vowel is suffixed then the final -k- of this tense sign is softened to a -- thus producing the forms to -ece- or -aca-Note that we are showing the third person singular pronoun - o - he/she/it - in the tables below.Usages of the Future TenseThe Future Tense is used for :Decisions - lerde doktor olacam. - I'm going to be a doctor.Offers and Promises - Sana bisiklet alacam. - I will buy you a bicycle.Predictions - Hava yarn ok gzel olacak. - The weather will be fine tomorrow.Commands - lk nce bunu bitireceksin. - First of all you will finish this.Obligations - Yarna deviniz bitecek. - By tomorrow our duty must finish.Thanks to - inglish.com Conjugation of the Future TensePositive Verb - gelmek - to comeNegative Verb - gelmemek - not to come

geleceimI shall comegelmeyeceimI shall not come

geleceksinyou will comegelmeyeceksinyou will not come

O gelecekhe will comeO gelmeyecekhe will not come

geleceizwe shall comegelmeyeceizwe shall not come

geleceksinizyou will comegelmeyeceksinizyou will not come

geleceklerthey will comegelmeyeceklerthey will not come

In pronunciation the Future Negative is often pronounced gelmiyeceim - that is: the Negative Particle -me- or -ma- abrades to -mi- or - m-

Verb Stem ends in a VowelThe buffer letter -y- is used if the verb stem ends in a vowel in order to keep the vowels apart when the -ecek future suffix is added the verb.Positive Verb - aramak - to seek, look forNegative Verb - aramamak - not look for

arayacam [ara-y-acam] - I shall look foraramayacam [arama-y-acam] - I shall not look for

arayacaksn - you will look foraramayacaksn - you will not look for

O arayacak - he will look forO aramayacak - he will not look for

arayacaz - we shall look foraramayacaz - we shall not look for

arayacaksnz - you will look foraramayacaksnz - you will not look for

arayacaklar - they will look foraramayacaklar - they will not look for

In ConversationIf a verb stem ends in -a or -e as does ara-mak above, then the final -a or -e is somtimes pronounced as - and -i the positive future tense. eg:aryacam. Also as the stem of the positive verb ends in a vowel then a buffer letter -y- is inserted to separate two vowels ara-y-acam - (as written) or ar-y-acam - (as spoken)Some Examples of this Vowel Changesyleyecek - he wil speak - (as written), becomes - syliyecek - he will speak - (as spoken)oksayacaklar - they will caress/stroke - (as written), becomes - oksyacaklar - they will caress - (as spoken)However, the verb stems which end with a final vowel - or -i or -o or - or -u or - do not mutate and retain their original vowel when the future tense sign is added to the verb stem. For Instance yrmek - to walk - retains its final - in the future tense - yryecek and uyumak - to sleep - becomes - uyuyacakAlso in fast, local talk (also in television programmes the -ecak/-acak future suffix offen gets abraded in converstation thus:Gideceim - gidicem - I will goGideceiz - gidicez - we will goYazacam - yazcam - I will writeYazacaz - yazcaz - We will writeGleceim - glecem - I will laughGleceiz - glecez - We will laughUyuyakaldm koa koa ofise gidicem imdi - I slept over, now I'll go to the office in a hurry - kept on sleeping - running, runningThe Interrogative of the Future TenseThe interrogative is formed as usual by placing the interrogative personal pronouns after the future tense verb root written separately but observing vowel harmony rules.The Positive Interrogative Future Tenseyrmek - to walk - becomes - yryecek - future verb stem

yryecek miyim?Shall I walk? - Am I going to walk?

yryecek misin?Will you walk? - Are you going to walk?

O yryecek mi?Will he walk?- Is he going to walk?

yryecek miyiz?Shall we walk? - Are we going to walk?

yryecek misiniz?Will you walk? - Are you going to walk?

yryecekler mi?Will they walk?- Are they going to walk?

The Negative Interrogative Future Tenseyazmamak - not to write - becomes - yazmayacak - future verb stem

yazmayacak mym?Shall I not write? - Am I not going to write?

yazmayacak msn?Will you not write?

O yazmayacak m?Will he not write?

yazmayacak myz?Shall we not write?

yazmayacak msnz?Will you not write?

yazmayacaklar m?Will they not write?

The Future of the verb - "to be"In the Present Tense - hazrm - I am ready - and the Past Tense - hazrdm - I was ready - the verb "to be" is suffix, which is affixed to the word it modifies. However there is no future tense of the verb "to be" in suffix form, it does not exist. Therefore the Future of the verb - olmak - to become - is employed to form the Future Tense of the verb "to be" - hazr olacam - I shall be ready. As the verb - olmak - to become - is a word in its own right, then it is NOT affixed as a suffix to the word it modified, but is written separately.Positive Future Tense of the Verb - to beThe Verb olmak - to be/to become - One of its most important auxiliary functions is its use as the Future Tense of the Verb - to be. Olmak is not a suffix, is written separately.Present TenseFuture Tense - with olmak

hazrmI am readyhazr olacamI shall be ready

zenginsinyou are richzengin olacaksnyou will be rich

yoksuldurhe is pooryoksul olacakhe will be poor

yoksuldurlarthey are pooryoksul olacaklar they will be poor

bugn stanbul'daymtoday I am in Istanbulyarn stanbul' da olacamtomorrow I shall be in Istanbul

Negative Future Tense of the Verb - to beThe Negative Verb olmamak - not to be/not to become - One of its most important auxiliary functions is its use as the Negative Future Tense of the Verb - not to be. Olmamak is not a suffix, is written separately.Present TenseFuture Tense - with olmak

hazr deilimI am not readyhazr olmayacamI shall not be ready

zengin deilsinyou are not richzengin olmayacaksnyou will not be rich

yoksul deildihe was not pooryoksul olmayacakhe will not be poor

yoksul deillerthey are not pooryoksul olmayacaklar they will not be poor

imdi stanbul'da deilimI am not in Istanbul nowYarn stanbul' da olmayacamI shall not be in Istanbul tomorrow

Building Extended Verb Forms - The Active and Passive Mood FutureActive - kesmek - to cutO, yarn onu kesecek - He will cut it tomorrowPassive - kesilmek - to be cutO, yarn kesilecek - It will be cut tomorrowActive Potential Future - kesebilmek - to be able to cutO, yarn onu kesebilecek - He, will be able to cut it tomorrowPassive Potential Future - kesilebilmek - To be able to be to be cutO, yarn kesilebilecek - It will be able to be cut tomorrow