Breakdown of Gelecek hafta kredi borcumu ödeyeceğim.
ödemek
to pay
gelecek
next
hafta
week
kredi
loan, credit
borç
debt
Questions & Answers about Gelecek hafta kredi borcumu ödeyeceğim.
Why does ödeyeceğim have a ğ instead of a k?
The future tense suffix is normally -ecek or -acak. However, when you add a first-person ending that starts with a vowel (like -im for "I" or -iz for "we"), the hard k softens to a ğ. So instead of "ödeyecekim", it smoothly becomes ödeyeceğim.
Why is there a y in the middle of ödeyeceğim?
I know the word for "debt" is borç. Why is it spelled borcumu here?
This is an example of consonant mutation. When a word ends in a hard consonant like ç, and you add a suffix starting with a vowel, the consonant softens. Here, the ç in borç changes to a c when you add the "my" suffix (-um) to make borcum.
What are the two u vowels doing at the end of borcumu?
The first one is part of the possessive suffix -um (my). The final -u is the accusative case suffix. You need the accusative here because you are paying a specific, defined object ("my debt"), so it must be marked as the direct object of the verb.
Does gelecek in gelecek hafta mean "will come"?
Literally, yes! Gelecek is the future tense of gelmek (to come). In Turkish, future tense verbs can also act as adjectives. So gelecek hafta literally means "the week that will come", which is the standard way to say "next week".
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