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### Future Inability: "Won't be able to"

When discussing what will or won't be possible in the future, Turkish combines the ability/inability marker with the future tense.

To express that someone **won't be able to** do something, attach the inability suffix **-(y)ama** or **-(y)eme** to the verb stem, followed by the future tense suffix. Because the inability suffix ends in a vowel, you must insert the buffer letter **-y-** before adding the future suffix **-acak** or **-ecek**. 

This gives us two forms depending on vowel harmony:
- **-(y)amayacak** (for back vowel verbs like *yapmak* or *almak*)
- **-(y)emeyecek** (for front vowel verbs like *kesmek* or *görmek*)

Just like the regular future tense, the final **-k** softens to **-ğ-** for the "I" and "we" personal endings (e.g., *-mayacağım*, *-meyeceğiz*).

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### Future Ability: "Will be able to"

To express what **will be able to** happen, use the positive ability marker **-(y)abil** or **-(y)ebil**. 

Because the ability suffix ends with the front vowel **i** (*-bil*), it will **always** be followed by the front-vowel version of the future tense (**-ecek**). Your future ability endings will always look like this:
- **-(y)abilecek** (for back vowel verbs)
- **-(y)ebilecek** (for front vowel verbs)

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### Setting Expectations in the Salon

These ability and inability structures are highly useful for explaining conditions, giving advice, and predicting outcomes.

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Future ability and inability (-ebilecek / -emeyecek)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

postposition

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Demonstrative pronouns (bu, şu, o)

Basic question words (kim, ne)

Plural nouns (-lar, -ler)

I am and you are (-(y)ım, -sın)

We, you, and they are (-(y)ız, -sınız)

Negative statements (değil)

Yes and no questions (mı, mi, mu, mü)

Questions with 'to be' (mısın, mıyım)

Numbers 1 to 10 (bir, iki, üç)

Numbers 11 to 20 (on bir, on iki)

Numbers by tens to 100 (otuz, kırk...)

Counting objects (tane)

The locative case (-da, -de)

Consonant assimilation (-ta, -te)

Asking where (nerede)

There is / there are (var)

There is not / there are not (yok)

Asking how many (kaç)

Infinitive verbs (-mak, -mek)

Informal commands (git, gel)

Negative commands (-ma, -me)

Polite and plural commands (-In, -InIz)

Basic word order

Present continuous for consonant roots (-iyor)

Present continuous for vowel roots (-iyor)

Present continuous personal suffixes (-iyorum)

Negative present continuous (-miyor)

Present continuous questions (-iyor mu)

Future plans with present continuous

The dative case (-(y)a, -(y)e)

Consonant mutation (k, t, p, ç to ğ, d, b, c)

From or out of (-dan / -den)

Directional question words (nereye, nereden)

First and second person possessives (-(i)m, -(i)n)

Third person possessive (-(s)i)

Plural possessives (-imiz, -iniz, -leri)

The genitive case (-(n)in)

Definite noun compounds (-nin ... -si)

Indefinite noun compounds (bare noun + -(s)i)

Possessive buffer letter (n)

Spatial postpositions (içinde, üstünde)

The definite direct object (-(y)ı, -(y)i)

Object question words (kimi, neyi)

Adjectives modifying nouns

Manner and choice questions (nasıl, hangi)

Basic degree modifiers (çok, biraz)

Comparisons (daha, en)

Days of the week

Months of the year

The time question word (ne zaman)

Telling time (saat, buçuk)

Asking the time (saat kaç, saat kaçta)

Basic conjunctions (ve, ama, veya)

Causality conjunction (çünkü)

Means and accompaniment (ile, -(y)lA)

Purpose and beneficiaries (için)

Expressing desire (-mak istemek)

The past copula (-(y)DI)

The direct past tense (-DI)

Past tense personal suffixes (-DIm, -DIn)

Past tense negative (-mAdI)

Past tense questions (-DI mI)

Ordinal numbers (-(I)ncI)

Greetings and politeness

Saying 'too' (de, da)

Conversation fillers (şey, yani, hadi)

Conversational essentials

Reflexive pronouns (kendim, kendin)

Reciprocal pronouns (birbiri)

Indefinite pronouns for people (herkes, kimse)

Indefinite pronouns for things and places (her şey, hiçbir şey)

Conjunctions of consequence (bu yüzden, bu nedenle)

Correlative conjunctions (hem... hem, ne... ne)

Verbs taking the dative case (-e / -a)

Verbs taking the ablative case (-den / -dan)

Time origin (beri)

Time duration (-DIr)

Comparisons of similarity (gibi)

Comparisons of equality (kadar)

Perspectives (göre)

Verbal nouns (-mA / -mE)

Verbal nouns as objects (-mAyI / -mEyI)

Verbal nouns with the dative (-mAyA / -mEyA)

General necessity (lazım / gerek)

Personal necessity (-mAm lazım)

Third-person commands (-sIn / -sInlAr)

First person singular optative (-(y)AyIm)

Question	Answer
curly	kıvırcık
bangs / fringe	kâkül
We won't be able to cut bangs on your curly hair.	Kıvırcık saçına kâkül kesemeyeceğiz.
highlights	röfle
to straighten	düzleştirmek
You won't be able to straighten your hair after the highlights.	Röfleden sonra saçını düzleştiremeyeceksin.
hair lightener / bleach	açıcı
shade / tone	ton
If we don't apply lightener, we won't be able to achieve this tone.	Açıcı sürmesek bu tonu yakalayamayacağız.
haircut / cut	kesim
wavy	dalgalı
With this cut, you will be able to comb your wavy hair more easily.	Bu kesimle dalgalı saçlarını daha kolay tarayabileceksin.
to shorten	kısaltmak
bun (hairstyle)	topuz
If we shorten your hair a lot, you won't be able to do a bun.	Saçını çok kısaltsak, topuz yapamayacaksın.
My hair is very curly, but maybe I will be able to use it wavy.	Saçım çok kıvırcık ama belki dalgalı kullanabileceğim.
Due to this short cut, I won't be able to shorten your bangs any further.	Bu kısa kesimden dolayı kâkülünü daha fazla kısaltamayacağım.
As long as you want a blonde shade, we will be able to do highlights.	Sarı bir ton istediğin sürece röfle yapabileceğiz.
As long as you use lightener, you won't be able to straighten your hair.	Açıcı kullandığın sürece saçını düzleştiremeyeceksin.
Please don't cut your bangs yourself, otherwise we won't be able to give them a nice shape.	Lütfen kâkülünü kendin kesme, yoksa güzel bir şekil veremeyeceğiz.
The hairdresser will not be able to put my hair in a bun because it is very short.	Kuaför saçımı topuz yapamayacak çünkü çok kısa.