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Future Tense
suffix to say 'I will...' is 'Ben ...(y)eceğim'
Just like with the present tense and the future tense, the ending will change according to vowel harmony.
If the last vowel in the verb is e/i/ö/ü, then the suffix will be '-(y)eceim'
If the last vowel in the verb is a/ı/o/u, then the suffix will be '(y)acağım'
(the 'y' in the bracket is only used if the last letter in the verb is a vowel.)
(to emphasise the sentence, eg 'I will go, you will not', add the personal pronoun before the verb eg 'ben gideğim, sen gitmeyeceksin')
Personal endings
I will... = '...(y)eceğim' or '...(y)acağım'
You will...(singular/familiar) = '...(y)eceksin' or '...(y)acaksın'
He/She/It will... = '...(y)ecek' or '...(y)acak'
We will... = '(y)eceğiz' or '...(y)acağız'
You will...(plural/polite) = '...(y)eceksiniz' or '...(y)acaksınız'
They will... = '...(y)ecekler' or '...(y)acaklar'
Examples
Come - Gel
I will come - Geleceğim
Be - Ol
You will be - Olacaksın
Drink - İç
He will drink - İçecek
Want - İste
We will want - İsteyeceğiz
Walk - Yürü
You will walk - Yürüyeceksiniz
Jump - Atla
They will jump - Atlayacaklar
Future negative tense
To make the future negative tense, simply add '-me/ma' after the verb then add the appropriate personal ending.
Examples
I will not come - Gel - me - yeceğim
You will not jump - Atla - ma - yacaksın
etc
Asking questions in the future tense
We add the question marker '-mi' (or 'mı/mü/mu) after the future suffix to make a sentence into a question.
To ask a positive question in the future tense, you must follow this formula;
verb + future suffix + mi +personal ending
Examples
Gel + ecek + mi + yim = Gelecek miyim? = Will I come?
Otur + acak + mı + sın = Oturacak mısın? = Will you sit?
İç + ecek + mi = İçecek mi? = will he drink?
Gel + me + yecek misin? = Will you not come?
etc
(to say 'will they...?', the question marker '-mi' always comes at the end of the sentence after the personal ending
Example
Gel-ecek-ler mi? = Will they come?
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