You will say what you are going to do by adding -ecek or -acak and a person ending to a verb stem.
The idea
The future says what will happen. Add -ecek to a stem whose last vowel is front (e i ö ü) and -acak to one whose last vowel is back (a ı o u): gelecek, yapacak. After a stem ending in a vowel put a y in between: bekleyecek, okuyacak. Then add the person ending: -im / -ım, -sin / -sın, nothing, -iz / -ız, -siniz / -sınız, -ler / -lar. A final k becomes ğ before a vowel: geleceğim.
| Person | gelmek | yapmak |
|---|---|---|
| ben | geleceğim | yapacağım |
| sen | geleceksin | yapacaksın |
| o | gelecek | yapacak |
| biz | geleceğiz | yapacağız |
| siz | geleceksiniz | yapacaksınız |
| onlar | gelecekler | yapacaklar |
Examples
- Yarın okula gideceğim.I will go to school tomorrow.The verb gitmek softens its t to d before a vowel: gideceğim. The pronoun ben is dropped, since -im already shows the person.
- Annem akşam çorba yapacak.My mother will make soup this evening.
- Hafta sonu arkadaşlarımızla buluşacağız.We will meet our friends at the weekend.
- geleceğimI will comegeleceğ-ecek / -acak: will, going toim-im / -sin / -iz / -siniz: I am, you are, we are
- okuyacaklarthey will readokuyacak-ecek / -acak: will, going tolar-im / -sin / -iz / -siniz: I am, you are, we are
- bekleyeceksinizyou will wait (plural or polite)bekleyecek-ecek / -acak: will, going tosiniz-im / -sin / -iz / -siniz: I am, you are, we are
- Akşam balık yiyeceğim.I will eat fish this evening.The verb yemek changes ye- to yi- before -yecek: yiyeceğim. demek does the same: diyecek.
- Yarın ne yapacaksın?What will you do tomorrow?The question word ne needs no extra particle. The ending -sın already means "you", so sen can be dropped.
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Watch out
Before a vowel the final k turns into ğ, so write geleceğim and yapacağız, not gelecekim or yapacakız. The k stays before a consonant: geleceksin, gelecekler.
Try it yourself
Put gelmek (come) in the future: I will come tomorrow.
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geleceğim
geleceğim: the last vowel of gel- is e, so -ecek; -im starts with a vowel, so the k becomes ğ.
Put gitmek (go) in the future: We will go tomorrow.
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gideceğiz
gideceğiz: gitmek softens its t to d (gid-), and -iz starts with a vowel, hence -eceğ-.
Put beklemek (wait) in the future: You (plural) will wait tomorrow.
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bekleyeceksiniz
bekleyeceksiniz: bekle- ends in a vowel, so a y comes first, and -siniz starts with a consonant, so the k stays.
Put yapmak (make) in the future: He or she will make soup tomorrow.
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yapacak
yapacak: the vowel a gives -acak, and he, she or it has no person ending.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Put gelmek (come) in the future: I will come tomorrow.
Put gitmek (go) in the future: We will go tomorrow.
Put beklemek (wait) in the future: You (plural) will wait tomorrow.
Put yapmak (make) in the future: He or she will make soup tomorrow.
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: I will come
Tap the parts in order to build this word: they will read
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Write four sentences about your plans for tomorrow and the weekend, using a different person in each. Check every ending: k or ğ?