Breakdown of Performans değerlendirmesi gelecek hafta yapılacak.
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What does Performans değerlendirmesi gelecek hafta yapılacak mean literally?
A fairly literal breakdown is:
- performans = performance
- değerlendirmesi = its evaluation / evaluation of it
- gelecek hafta = next week
- yapılacak = will be done
So the whole sentence is literally something like The performance evaluation will be done next week.
In natural English, that could also be The performance review will take place next week.
Why is it değerlendirmesi and not just değerlendirme?
Because this is a very common Turkish noun pattern called an indefinite noun compound.
- performans değerlendirmesi = performance evaluation
- first noun: performans
- second noun: değerlendirme
- the second noun takes the compound ending: -si
So:
- değerlendirme = evaluation
- performans değerlendirmesi = performance evaluation
This pattern is extremely common in Turkish:
- çocuk kitabı = children’s book
- yemek masası = dining table
- iş görüşmesi = job interview
Even though English often uses two bare nouns together, Turkish usually marks the second noun in this structure.
Does değerlendirmesi mean his/her/its evaluation here?
Structurally, the ending -si can look like a possessive ending, and historically it is related to one. But in this sentence, you should understand performans değerlendirmesi as a fixed noun-compound meaning performance evaluation, not necessarily his/her evaluation.
So here it is best translated as:
- performance evaluation
- performance review
- performance assessment
not literally as its evaluation in the usual English sense.
Why is gelecek used here? Doesn’t it mean will come?
Yes, gelecek can mean will come, but it can also function as an adjective meaning coming or next.
Here:
- gelecek hafta = the coming week / next week
So in this sentence, gelecek is not the main verb. It is describing hafta.
Compare:
- Ali gelecek. = Ali will come.
- gelecek hafta = next week
Same form, different function.
Why is it gelecek hafta and not gelecek haftada or gelecek haftaya?
Turkish often uses bare time expressions without a case ending when saying when something happens.
So:
- gelecek hafta = next week
- yarın = tomorrow
- pazartesi = on Monday
That is normal Turkish.
You would use other case endings only if the grammar specifically requires them in a different structure. But for a simple time expression like next week, the bare form is the usual choice.
What does yapılacak mean exactly?
Yapılacak comes from the verb yapmak = to do / to make.
It breaks down like this:
- yap- = do, make
- -ıl- = passive
- -acak = future
So:
- yapacak = will do / will make
- yapılacak = will be done / will be made
In this sentence, the passive is important because the sentence does not say who will do the evaluation. It just says that it will be done.
Why is the sentence passive?
Turkish, like English, often uses the passive when the person doing the action is unknown, unimportant, or simply not mentioned.
So:
- Performans değerlendirmesi gelecek hafta yapılacak. = The performance evaluation will be done next week.
This sounds natural if the speaker wants to focus on the event itself, not on who will carry it out.
If you wanted an active sentence, you could say something like:
- İnsan kaynakları performans değerlendirmesini gelecek hafta yapacak.
- HR will do the performance evaluation next week.
Where is the subject in this sentence?
In one sense, performans değerlendirmesi is the grammatical subject of the passive sentence, because it is the thing that will be done.
But Turkish does not need an explicit agent in passive sentences. So the sentence does not say who will perform the evaluation.
That is completely normal.
You can think of it like English:
- The report will be sent tomorrow.
- We do not know from the sentence who will send it.
Same idea here.
Why is the verb at the end?
Because Turkish normally places the finite verb at the end of the sentence.
So the order here is:
- Performans değerlendirmesi = topic/subject
- gelecek hafta = time expression
- yapılacak = verb
This verb-final order is one of the most important basic patterns in Turkish.
English says:
- The performance evaluation will be done next week
Turkish naturally prefers:
- Performance evaluation next week will-be-done
Could the word order change?
Yes. Turkish word order is flexible, although some orders sound more neutral than others.
The given sentence is very natural:
- Performans değerlendirmesi gelecek hafta yapılacak.
You could also say:
- Gelecek hafta performans değerlendirmesi yapılacak.
This version puts more focus on next week.
In both cases, the verb usually stays at the end in a neutral statement.
Is there a Turkish equivalent of the or a here?
No article appears in this sentence, because Turkish does not have direct equivalents of English the and a/an in the same way.
So performans değerlendirmesi can be understood from context as:
- the performance evaluation
- a performance evaluation
- the performance review
In this kind of workplace sentence, English will often use the, because the situation sounds specific. But Turkish does not need a separate word for that.
Why is performans used? Is that a Turkish word?
Performans is a loanword and is very commonly used in modern Turkish, especially in business, education, and HR contexts.
So performans değerlendirmesi is a normal, natural expression for things like:
- performance evaluation
- performance assessment
- performance review
Turkish uses many such borrowed words, especially in professional language.
How would I say this more naturally in English if I were translating it?
Depending on context, the most natural English translations could be:
- The performance evaluation will be done next week.
- The performance review will take place next week.
- The performance assessment will be conducted next week.
If this is an HR context, performance review is often the most natural English choice.
How would I make this sentence negative?
How would I turn this into a question?
In Turkish, yes/no questions usually use the question particle mi.
So:
- Performans değerlendirmesi gelecek hafta yapılacak mı?
- Will the performance evaluation be done next week?
Notice that mı/mi/mu/mü is written separately.
How is değerlendirme formed?
It comes from the verb değerlendirmek, which means to evaluate / assess.
Very roughly:
- değer = value
- değerlendirmek = to evaluate
- değerlendirme = evaluation
Then in the compound:
- değerlendirme → değerlendirmesi
So the sentence contains a noun derived from a verb, just like English evaluate → evaluation.
What is the pronunciation of ğ in değerlendirmesi?
In modern Turkish, ğ usually does not sound like a strong consonant. It often lengthens the surrounding vowel or creates a smooth transition.
So değerlendirmesi is not pronounced with a hard g sound.
You do not say it like English deg-er...
Instead, it sounds more like a softened, flowing vowel transition. Exact pronunciation can vary a bit by speaker and region, but the important point is:
- ğ is usually silent or lengthening
- it is not a normal hard g
Could I also say önümüzdeki hafta instead of gelecek hafta?
Yes.
- gelecek hafta = next week
- önümüzdeki hafta = next week / the upcoming week
Both are common. Önümüzdeki hafta can sound slightly more like the upcoming week, while gelecek hafta is a very direct next week.
So you could also say:
- Performans değerlendirmesi önümüzdeki hafta yapılacak.
That would mean essentially the same thing.
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