Yarın okula gideceğim.
English: I will go to school tomorrow.
- Language
- Turkish
- Level
- A2
- Unit
- Zamanlar ve kipler
- Practice types
- 0
What this grammar point covers
The Turkish 'gelecek zaman' is the future tense. It is used to talk about actions or events that will happen in the future.
When to use it
Use 'gelecek zaman' in Turkish to talk about plans, predictions, promises, or things that will happen later.
Key forms
- Verb stem + -(y)acak/-ecek + personal ending
- Examples: gidecek, okuyacak, alacak, gelecek
Examples
Akşam yemek yapacaklar.
English: They will cook dinner in the evening.
Sen de bizimle gelecek misin?
English: Will you come with us too?
Hafta sonu film izleyeceğiz.
English: We will watch a movie at the weekend.
Tips
- If the verb stem ends with a vowel, add 'y' before the future tense ending. Example: aramak → arayacak.
- Personal endings show who will do the action: -im, -sin, nothing, -iz, -siniz, -ler.
- Don't forget vowel harmony: use -acak or -ecek according to the last vowel of the verb stem.
Exceptions and edge cases
- Some verbs with vowel endings need 'y' before the tense ending.
- In spoken Turkish, the ending '-k' can sometimes be dropped (especially in 'ben' and 'biz' forms), but this is informal.