Word
Grup yazın turneye çıkacak.
Meaning
The group will go on tour in the summer.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Grup yazın turneye çıkacak.
grup
the group
yaz
the summer
çıkmak
to go
turne
a performance tour
Questions & Answers about Grup yazın turneye çıkacak.
Why is the verb çıkacak at the end of the sentence?
Because the most neutral Turkish word order is Subject + other elements + Verb.
So in Grup yazın turneye çıkacak:
- Grup = subject
- yazın = time expression
- turneye = complement
- çıkacak = verb
Putting the verb at the end is the normal, unmarked order in Turkish. English usually puts the verb earlier, so this often feels unusual to English speakers at first.
What exactly does yazın mean here?
Yazın is a time word meaning in summer or during the summer.
It functions like an adverb in this sentence. Turkish often uses special time expressions like this without a preposition equivalent to English in.
A useful comparison:
- yaz = summer
- yazın = in summer / during the summer
One thing that can confuse learners: yazın can also be a form of the verb yazmak (write!, plural/formal imperative). Context tells you which meaning is intended. In this sentence, it clearly means in summer.
Why does turne become turneye?