Word
O projeyi ertelemeyecek.
Meaning
He will not postpone the project.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about O projeyi ertelemeyecek.
How is the word ertelemeyecek built to mean "will not postpone"?
It starts with the verb root ertele- (to postpone). Then we add the negative suffix -me (not). Because the future suffix -ecek (will) starts with a vowel, we must insert the buffer letter -y- to keep the two vowels apart. Put it all together: ertele + me + y + ecek.
The lesson mentions the negative future suffix is '-mAyAcAk'. Why does this sentence use -meyecek?
It comes down to vowel harmony. You look at the last vowel of the verb root. The root here is ertele-, ending in the front vowel e. Because of this, both the negative suffix and the future suffix use e, giving us -meyecek. If the verb had a back vowel (like a, ı, o, u), it would become -mayacak.
Why does proje (project) change to projeyi?
The verb ertelemek (to postpone) takes a direct object, and here we are talking about a specific project ("the project"). Therefore, it takes the definite accusative suffix -i. Since proje ends in a vowel, we add the buffer letter -y- first, making it proje + y + i.
Could O projeyi also mean "that project"?