Present Tense
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Chapter 3c:
The Future Tense
Future
There is only one main form of future tense verbs, dominated by the ending -cek/cak. With this ending, there are both a/e vowel harmony and 2 forms of consonant assimilation to consider
| Person: | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | -cağım | -cağız |
| 2nd | -caksın | -caksınız |
| 3rd | -cak | -caklar |
These will make different meanings based on the ending:
| Language: | Root: | First Person | Second Person | Third Person | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkish | gelmek | geleceğim | geleceksin | gelecek | geleceğiz |
| English | to come | I will come | you will come | will come | we will come |
| Language: | Root: | First Person | Second Person | Third Person | Plural |
| Turkish | çalışmak | çalışacağım | çalışacaksın | çalışacak | çalışacağız |
| English | to work | I will work | you will work | will work | we will work |
Note the vowel harmony AND consonant assimilation which occurs within each of the examples.
Fransaya
I will go
Şu markette meyve
I will buy
Yeni müzik Will you