Imminent Action (-mak üzere)
To express that an action is "about to" happen or on the verge of occurring, use the dictionary form of a verb (the infinitive ending in -mak or -mek) followed by the word üzere.
| about to / on the verge of | üzere |
| The bus is about to leave the stop. | Otobüs duraktan ayrılmak üzere. |
| The departure time has come, the trip is about to start. | Kalkış saati geldi, sefer başlamak üzere. |
| The train at the first platform is about to depart. | Birinci perondaki tren kalkmak üzere. |
Topic Postpositions: "About" and "Related To"
There are three common ways to express that something is "about," "related to," or "concerning" a topic or person. Each requires a specific case ending on the pronoun that comes before it:
- hakkında ("about"): Requires the genitive case (e.g., onun, bunun).
- ile ilgili ("related to"): Requires the pronoun to take the ile ending (e.g., bununla, onunla).
- -A dair ("concerning"): Requires the dative case (e.g., şunlara, onlara).
| We heard no announcement about it. | Onun hakkında hiçbir anons duymadık. |
| Is there a new timetable related to this? | Bununla ilgili yeni bir tarife var mı? |
| They determined a new route concerning those. | Şunlara dair yeni bir güzergâh belirlediler. |
Personalizing Postpositions and "üzere"
When using hakkında with first- or second-person pronouns ("me," "us," "you"), the postposition itself must take a matching possessive suffix. For example, bizim requires the ending -ımız on the postposition, making it bizim hakkımızda.
| Did the conductor ask anything about us? | Kondüktör bizim hakkımızda bir şey sordu mu? |
Similarly, when the subject of an imminent action is a specific person or group, you must attach the standard "to be" personal endings directly to üzere (for example, üzereler for "they are about to").
| They are about to make a decision related to me. | Benimle ilgili karar vermek üzereler. |
| They are about to make an announcement related to you. | Sizinle ilgili anons yapmak üzereler. |