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Formation and use of the Future Tense in Turkish..

The Formation of the Future Tense

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 -ğ- thus producing the forms to -eceğ- or -acağ-

Conjugation of the Future Tense

Positive Verb - gelmek - to come

1. geleceğim - I shall come
2. geleceksin - you will come
3. O gelecek - he will come
4. geleceğiz - we shall come
5. geleceksiniz - you will come
6. gelecekler - they will come

Negative Verb - gelmemek - not to come

1. gelmeyeceğim - I shall not come
2. gelmeyeceksin - you will not come
3. gelmeyeceksin - you will not come
4. gelmeyeceğiz - we shall not come
5. gelmeyeceksiniz - you will not come
6. gelmeyecekler - they will not come

NOTE: In pronunciation the Future Negative is often prounced gelmiyeceğim - that is: the Negative Particle -me- or -ma- abrades to -mi- or - mı-

Example - Where Verb Stem ends in a Vowel

Positive Verb - aramak - to seek, look for

1. arıyacağım - I shall look for
2. arıyacaksın - you will look for
3. O arıyacak - he will look for
4. arıyacağız - we shall look for
5. arıyacaksınız - you will look for
6. arıyacaklar - they will look for

If a verb stem ends in -a or -e as does ara-mak above, then the final -a or -e mutates to -ı and -i the positive future tense.

As the stem of the positive verb ends in a vowel then a buffer letter -y- is inserted to separate two vowels arı-y-acağım.

Some Examples of this Vowel Change:

1. söylemek - to speak - becomes - söyliyecek - he will speak
2. oksamak - to caress/stroke - becomes - oksıyacaklar - they will caress

However, the verb stems which end with a final vowel -ı or -i or -o or -ö or -u or -ü do not mutate and retain their original vowel when the future tense sign is added to the verb stem.

For Instance

1. yürümek - to walk - retains its final -ü in the future tense - yürüyecek
2. uyumak - to sleep - becomes - uyuyacak

Negative Verb - aramamak - not look for

1. aramayacağım - I shall not look for
2. aramayacaksın - you will not look for
3. O aramayacak - he will not look for
4. aramayacağız - we shall not look for
5. aramayacaksınız - you will not look for
6. aramayacaklar - they will not look for

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

Positive Verb - yürümek - to walk

yürüyecek - to walk - future verb stem

1. yürüyecek miyim? - Shall I walk? - Am I going to walk?
2. yürüyecek misin? - Will you walk? - Are you going to walk?
3. O yürüyecek mi? - Will he walk?- Is he going to walk?
4. yürüyecek miyiz? - Shall we walk? - Are we going to walk?
5. yürüyecek miysniz? - Will you walk? - Are you going to walk?
6. yürüyecekler mi? - Will they walk?- Are they going to walk?

The Negative Interrogative Future Tense

Negative Verb - yazmamak - not to write

yazmayacak - not to write - future stem

1. yazmayacak mıyım? - Shall I not write? - Am I not going to write?
2. yazmayacak mısın? - Will you not write?
3. O yazmayacak mı? - Will he not write?
4. yazmayacak mıyız? - Shall we not write?
5. yazmayacak mısınız? - Will you not write?
6. yazmayacaklar mı? - Will they not write?

Future Tense of the Verb - to be

The Verb olmak - to be/become - One of its most important auxiliary functions is its use as the Future Tense of the Compliment - to be..

Present Tense - Future Tense - with olmak

1. hazırım - I am ready
2. hazır olacağım - I shall be ready
3. zenginsin - you are rich
4. zengin olmıyacaksın - you will not be rich
5. yoksuldur - he is poor
6. yoksul olacak - he will be poor
7. yoksuldurlar - they are poor
8. yoksul olacaklar - they will be poor
9. bugün İstanbul'dayım - today I am in Istanbul
10. yarın İstanbul' da olacağım - tomorrow I shall be in Istanbul

Building Extended Verb Forms

The Active and Passive Mood Future

Active

1. kesmek - to cut
2. O, yarın onu kesecek - He, will cut it tomorrow

Passive

1. kesilmek - to be cut
2. O, yarın kesilecek - It, will be cut tomorrow

The Potential Mood, Active and Passive Future

Active Potential

1. kesebilmek - to be able to cut
2. O, yarın onu kesebilecek - He, will be able to cut it tomorrow

Passive Potential

1. kesilebilmek - To be able to be to be cut
2. O, Yarın kesilebilecek - It, will be able to be cut tomorrow