Breakdown of Yeni başkan yarın konuşacak.
konuşmak
to speak
yeni
new
yarın
tomorrow
başkan
a president; chairperson
Questions & Answers about Yeni başkan yarın konuşacak.
Why is there no word for the in this sentence?
Turkish does not have articles like the or a/an in the same way English does.
So Yeni başkan can mean:
- the new president/chairperson
- a new president/chairperson
Which one is intended is usually clear from context. In a simple standalone sentence like this, English often uses the when translating it naturally.
Why does yeni come before başkan?
In Turkish, adjectives normally come before the noun they describe, just like in English.
So:
- yeni başkan = new president/chairperson
- büyük ev = big house
- iyi öğretmen = good teacher
Also, Turkish adjectives do not change form for singular/plural or gender.
Why is it başkan and not başkanı?
Here başkan is the subject of the sentence, so it stays in the basic dictionary form, often called the nominative form.
You would see başkanı in other situations, for example when it is a definite object:
- Yeni başkanı gördüm. = I saw the new president/chairperson.
But in Yeni başkan yarın konuşacak, başkan is the one doing the action, so no object ending is needed.