Bu oyunu gelecek ay sahneleyeceğiz.

We will stage this play next month.

Breakdown of Bu oyunu gelecek ay sahneleyeceğiz.

• bu: this
• gelecek: next
• ay: the month
• oyun: the play

Questions & Answers about Bu oyunu gelecek ay sahneleyeceğiz.

Why is oyun written as oyunu here?

Because oyunu is the definite direct object of the sentence.

• oyun = play / game
• oyunu = the play / this play as the object

In Turkish, if the direct object is specific or definite, it usually takes the accusative suffix.

Here, bu already makes it specific: this play, so Turkish uses the accusative:

• bu oyun = this play
• bu oyunu = this play (as the object of the verb)

Since oyun ends in a consonant, the suffix appears directly as -u.

What does sahneleyeceğiz mean grammatically, and how is it formed?

sahneleyeceğiz means we will stage / we will perform.

It breaks down like this:

• sahnele- = to stage, to put on stage
• -(y)ecek = future tense suffix
• -iz = we

So:

• sahnele- + yecek + iz → sahneleyeceğiz

The y appears because the verb stem ends in a vowel, and Turkish often inserts a buffer y between two vowels.

Why does -ecek become -eceğiz in sahneleyeceğiz?