Breakdown of Söz veriyorum, kola içmeyeceğim ve çikolata yemeyeceğim.
ve
and
yemek
to eat
içmek
to drink
çikolata
chocolate
Questions & Answers about Söz veriyorum, kola içmeyeceğim ve çikolata yemeyeceğim.
Can you break down the suffixes in içmeyeceğim (I will not drink)?
Sure! It starts with the verb root iç (drink). Then we add the negative suffix -me. Since the future suffix -ecek starts with a vowel, we need the buffer letter -y- between them, making it iç-me-y-ecek. Finally, we add the personal ending -im (I). Because -ecek ends in k and is followed by a vowel (i), the k softens into a ğ (soft g). So: iç + me + y + eceğ + im.
Why didn't the verb root ye (eat) change to yi in yemeyeceğim, like it does in the positive yiyeceğim?
That's a great observation! The verb yemek (to eat) has an irregular root that narrows to yi- when a suffix starting with y is added directly to it (like yi-y-eceğim). However, in the negative, the negative suffix -me comes first: ye-me-y-ecek-im. Since the y is now attached to -me instead of the root ye, the root stays as ye. Note: In written Turkish, the negative suffix -me doesn't change to -mi here either, even if native speakers might pronounce it that way.
Why don't kola and çikolata have the accusative case suffix (like or )?