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Questions & Answers about Maratonu bu Pazar koşacağım.
Why does maratonu have the suffix -u?
Because Turkish marks definite direct objects with the accusative case (suffix -ı/-i/-u/-ü). Here you’re talking about “the marathon” (a specific race), so it becomes maratonu.
Why is there no article like “the” before maratonu?
Turkish has no separate articles (“the” or “a/an”). Definite objects are shown by the accusative suffix (as above), and indefinite objects simply lack that suffix.
What does the suffix -acak in koşacağım indicate?
The -acak (or -ecek) suffix forms the future tense. koşacak means “will run.”
What does the -ım in koşacağım mean?
That is the first-person singular personal ending, meaning “I.” So koşacağım literally breaks down as “will run-I,” i.e. “I will run.”
Why isn’t the subject ben (I) explicitly stated?
In Turkish you usually drop pronouns when the verb ending already tells you the subject. You could say Ben maratonu bu Pazar koşacağım, but it’s redundant unless you want to emphasize ben.
Why does the verb come at the end of the sentence?
Turkish is typically an SOV (Subject-Object-Verb) language. Even when the subject or object is dropped or moved, the verb generally stays last.
What role does bu Pazar play, and why does it have no suffix?
bu Pazar is an adverbial time expression meaning “this Sunday.” Time expressions indicating “when” often appear without any case ending in Turkish.
Are days of the week capitalized in Turkish?
No. In standard Turkish orthography days of the week are lowercase (e.g. pazar, pazartesi), though you might see them capitalized at the start of a sentence.