Word
Bugün gereksiz toplantılar yapmayacağız.
Meaning
We will not hold unnecessary meetings today.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Bugün gereksiz toplantılar yapmayacağız.
yapmak
to do / to make
bugün
today
toplantı
meeting
gereksiz
unnecessary
Questions & Answers about Bugün gereksiz toplantılar yapmayacağız.
How do you break down the word yapmayacağız?
It is built from the verb root yap (to do/make) + ma (negative suffix) + y (buffer letter) + acağ (future tense suffix -acak) + ız (personal suffix for "we"). The buffer y is needed to keep the two vowels (a and a) apart.
Why is the future suffix -acağ- here instead of -acak-?
In the future tense, when you add a personal suffix that starts with a vowel—like -ız for "we"—the hard k at the end of -acak softens to a ğ (soft g). So, yapmayacak-ız smoothly becomes yapmayacağız.
Why use yapmak (to do/make) for holding a meeting?
While in English we say "hold a meeting" or "have a meeting", the standard and most natural phrasing in Turkish is toplantı yapmak (literally "to make a meeting").
How does the suffix -siz work in the word gereksiz?
The word gerek means "need" or "necessity". The suffix -siz (which changes via vowel harmony to -sız, -suz, or -süz) is the Turkish equivalent of "-less" or "without". Adding it turns "need" into "needless" or "unnecessary".