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Questions & Answers about İnşaat yarın başlayacak.
What is the word order in İnşaat yarın başlayacak?
Turkish follows Subject–Object–Verb (SOV). Here there’s no object, so it’s Subject–Adverb–Verb: inşaat (subject) yarın (time adverb) başlayacak (verb). The verb always comes last.
Why isn’t there an article like the or a before inşaat?
Turkish doesn’t use articles. Nouns stand alone and become definite or indefinite by context. So inşaat can mean a construction or the construction depending on what you, the speaker, imply.
What part of speech is yarın, and why does it have no suffix?
Yarın is an adverb of time meaning tomorrow. Adverbs in Turkish don’t take case endings or possessive suffixes, so it remains in its base form.
How is the future tense formed in başlayacak, and why -acak not -ecek?
The future tense suffix is -acak/-ecek. You attach it to the verb stem: başla- + -yacak. Vowel harmony chooses -acak because the last vowel of başla is a.
What is the role of the letter y in başlayacak?
Since the stem başla ends in a vowel, Turkish inserts a buffer consonant y before the suffix to avoid two vowels clashing: başla + yacak → başlayacak.
Why is there no subject pronoun like it in front of başlayacak?
Turkish is a pro-drop language: verb endings indicate person. Here başlayacak implies (it) will start, so you don’t need a separate pronoun for inşaat.
Can I move yarın to the beginning of the sentence?
Yes. Time adverbs are flexible. Yarın inşaat başlayacak is equally correct, placing emphasis on tomorrow while keeping the verb at the end.
How would I make this sentence negative?
Insert the negation suffix -ma/-me before the future suffix:
başla + -ma + -yacak → başlamayacak
So it becomes İnşaat yarın başlamayacak. (The construction will not start tomorrow.)
How do I turn it into a yes-no question?
Add the question particle mı/mi/mu/mü after the word you’re asking about (here yarın) and end with a question mark:
İnşaat yarın mı başlayacak? (Will the construction start tomorrow?)