Questions & Answers about Bugünkü program sıkı.
What exactly is going on in the word Bugünkü? How is it formed?
It’s bugün (today) + the suffix -ki, which turns time/place words into adjectives meaning “the one of/at ….” So bugünkü means “today’s (one).” It modifies the noun program: “today’s program.”
- Compare: evdeki (the one at home), okuldaki (the one at school), yarınki (tomorrow’s), şimdiki (the current/present one).
Why is it bugün + -kü (bugünkü) and not bugünki?
Spelling quirk/phonology: with bugün and dün, the suffix appears as -kü: bugünkü, dünkü. With most other words it stays -ki: yarınki, evdeki, akşamki, etc. Think of bugünkü and dünkü as established exceptions you just memorize.
Do I write bugünkü as one word or two (bugün ki)?
One word. When -ki is the adjectival suffix, it’s written attached: bugünkü. The separate word ki (a conjunction/particle meaning roughly “that/so/indeed”) is written separately, e.g., Biliyorum ki haklısın (“I know that you’re right”).
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