The Future Subject Relative Participle (-(y)AcAk)
To describe people or things by what they will do in the future—like "the speaker who will present" or "the panel that will start"—attach the future suffix -(y)acak or -(y)ecek to the verb stem. This transforms the verb into an adjective that sits immediately before the noun it describes.
If the verb stem ends in a vowel, insert the buffer letter y.
| Verb Stem | Participle | Noun | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| başla | başlayacak | konferans | the conference that will start |
| katıl | katılacak | konuşmacı | the speaker who will attend |
| Where is the conference that will start next week? | Gelecek hafta başlayacak konferans nerede? |
| Who is the speaker who will attend the conference? | Konferansa katılacak konuşmacı kim? |
Like regular Turkish adjectives, these future participles never change their form, even if the noun they describe is plural or takes a case ending. The noun does all the structural heavy lifting.
| The speakers who will give a presentation are coming tomorrow. | Sunum yapacak konuşmacılar yarın geliyor. |
| Who is the moderator who will manage the panel? | Paneli yönetecek moderatör kim? |
| Shall we find the sponsors who will support this seminar? | Bu semineri destekleyecek sponsorları bulalım mı? |
You can also use these participles to describe indefinite pronouns like biri (someone).
| I am looking for someone who will prepare the agenda of the conference. | Konferansın ajandasını hazırlayacak birini arıyorum. |
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