Breakdown of Yarın yeni yasa yürürlüğe girecek.
yeni
new
yarın
tomorrow
yasa
the law
yürürlüğe girmek
to come into force
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Questions & Answers about Yarın yeni yasa yürürlüğe girecek.
What tense is girecek and how is the future tense formed in Turkish?
girecek is the simple future tense form of the verb girmek (“to enter”). In Turkish, you attach the suffix -ecek or -acak to the verb stem (following vowel harmony) to express “will do.” For third-person singular (he/she/it), you use just -ecek/-acak with no extra pronoun or ending.
Why is the suffix -ecek used instead of -acak here?
Turkish vowel harmony dictates which form you use. The last vowel in the root gir is i, which is a front vowel. Front vowels pair with -ecek, while back vowels (a, ı, o, u) pair with -acak. Hence gir + ecek → girecek.
Why is yürürlüğe in the dative case, and what does the suffix -e mean?
The verb girmek (“to enter”) normally takes its complement in the dative case (the “into” case). You form the dative by adding -e/-a to the noun. So yürürlük (“enforcement/effect”) becomes yürürlüğe, meaning “into effect.”
What does the idiom yürürlüğe girmek mean?
Literally, yürürlüğe girmek is “to enter into effect,” but it’s an established legal phrase meaning “to come into force” or “to become legally valid.”
Why is yeni placed before yasa, and are adjectives always before nouns in Turkish?
Yes. In Turkish, adjectives precede the nouns they modify, just like in English. So yeni yasa is “new law.” Adjectives do not change form for gender or number.
Why is there no article like “a” or “the” before yeni yasa?
Turkish has no definite or indefinite articles. Context tells you whether a noun is definite or indefinite. Here, yeni yasa can mean “the new law” or “a new law,” depending on what you already know.
Why doesn’t yeni yasa take an accusative suffix? Isn’t it the thing being “put into effect”?
Because yürürlüğe girmek is an intransitive construction: the law itself “enters” into force (it’s the subject). In Turkish, only objects of transitive verbs receive the accusative suffix -ı/-i/-u/-ü.
What is the role of yarın and why is it at the beginning of the sentence?
Yarın is a time adverb meaning “tomorrow.” In Turkish word order, time adverbs often come before the verb or at the very start for emphasis, but the language is fairly flexible, so you could also say “Yeni yasa yarın yürürlüğe girecek.”