Turkish Language - the Formation of the

Future Tense
Usages 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
Future
The 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 -acaNote that we are showing the third person singular pronoun - o he/she/it - in the tables below.

Usages of the Future Tense

The 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.
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Conjugation of the Future Tense

Positive Verb - gelmek - Negative Verb - gelmemek - not
to come
to come
I shall
I shall not
geleceim
gelmeyeceim
come
come
you will
you will not
geleceksin
gelmeyeceksin
come
come
he will
he will not
O gelecek
O gelmeyecek
come
come

we shall
we shall not
gelmeyeceiz
come
come
you will
you will not
geleceksiniz
gelmeyeceksiniz
come
come
they will
they will not
gelecekler
gelmeyecekler
come
come
In pronunciation the Future Negative is often pronounced
gelmiyeceim - that is: the Negative Particle -me- or -maabrades to -mi- or - mgeleceiz

Verb Stem ends in a Vowel

The 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 - Negative Verb - aramamak - not
to seek, look for
look for
arayacam [ara-y-acam] - aramayacam [arama-y-acam] I shall look for
I shall not look for
arayacaksn - you will look aramayacaksn - you will not
for
look for
O arayacak - he will look O aramayacak - he will not look
for
for
arayacaz - we shall look aramayacaz - we shall not look
for
for
arayacaksnz - you will
aramayacaksnz - you will not
look for
look for
arayacaklar - they will
aramayacaklar - they will not
look for
look for

In Conversation
If 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 Change

syleyecek - 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 - uyuyacak
Also in fast, local talk (also in television programmes the -ecak/acak future suffix offen gets abraded in converstation thus:
Gideceim - gidicem - I will go
Gideceiz - gidicez - we will go
Yazacam - yazcam - I will write
Yazacaz - yazcaz - We will write
Gleceim - glecem - I will laugh
Gleceiz - glecez - We will laugh
Uyuyakaldm koa koa ofise gidicem imdi - I slept over,
now I'll go to the office in a hurry - kept on sleeping running, running

The Interrogative of the Future Tense

The 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 Tense

yrmek - 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
Will you walk? - Are you going to walk?
misiniz?
yryecekler mi? Will they walk?- Are they going to walk?

The Negative Interrogative Future Tense

yazmamak - not to write - becomes - yazmayacak - future
verb stem
yazmayacak
Shall I not write? - Am I not going to
mym?
write?
yazmayacak msn? Will you not write?
O yazmayacak m? Will he not write?
yazmayacak myz? Shall we not write?
yazmayacak
Will you not write?
msnz?
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 be

The 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 Tense
Future Tense - with olmak
hazrm
I am ready hazr olacam I shall be ready
zengin
zenginsin
you are rich
you will be rich
olacaksn
yoksuldur
he is poor yoksul olacak he will be poor
they are
yoksul
they will be
yoksuldurlar
poor
olacaklar
poor
bugn
today I am yarn stanbul' tomorrow I shall
stanbul'daym in Istanbul da olacam
be in Istanbul

Negative Future Tense of the Verb - to be

The 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 Tense
I am not
hazr deilim
ready
zengin
you are not
deilsin
rich
yoksul
he was not
deildi
poor
yoksul
they are
deiller
not poor
imdi
I am not in
stanbul'da
Istanbul
deilim
now

Future Tense
hazr
olmayacam
zengin
olmayacaksn
yoksul
olmayacak
yoksul
olmayacaklar

- with olmak
I shall not be
ready
you will not be
rich
he will not be
poor
they will not be
poor
I shall not be in
Yarn stanbul'
Istanbul
da olmayacam
tomorrow

Building Extended Verb Forms - The Active

and Passive Mood Future
Active - kesmek - to cut
O, yarn onu kesecek - He will cut it tomorrow
Passive - kesilmek - to be cut
O, yarn kesilecek - It will be cut tomorrow
Active Potential Future - kesebilmek - to be able to cut
O, yarn onu kesebilecek - He, will be able to cut it
tomorrow
Passive Potential Future - kesilebilmek - To be able to be to
be cut
O, yarn kesilebilecek - It will be able to be cut tomorrow