Breakdown of Tatil mi planlayacaktınız?
tatil
holiday / vacation
mi
question particle (mı/mi/mu/mü)
planlamak
to plan
Questions & Answers about Tatil mi planlayacaktınız?
How is planlayacaktınız built to mean "were you going to plan"?
It combines the future suffix with the past tense. Start with the verb root planla- (to plan) and add the buffer -y-. Then add the future suffix -acak (will), the past suffix -tı (was/were), and the plural/formal "you" ending -nız. Together, the combination -acaktı creates the "was/were going to do" meaning.
Why is the question particle mi placed after tatil instead of at the end of the sentence?
In Turkish yes/no questions, the word immediately before the question particle gets the emphasis. By asking Tatil mi planlayacaktınız?, the speaker is specifically asking "Were you going to plan a holiday?" (as opposed to a party, a meeting, etc.). If they wanted to question the action itself, the particle would go with the verb: Tatil planlayacak mıydınız?.
Why doesn't the k in the future suffix -acak change to ğ here?
The letter k only softens to ğ when it is followed by a vowel, such as in planlayacağım (I will plan). In this sentence, the suffix right after -acak is the past tense -tı, which starts with a consonant. Because it's followed by a consonant, the k stays hard.
Why is it just tatil and not tatili?
We use the plain dictionary form tatil because it refers to a general, indefinite thing ("a holiday"). If the speaker were asking about a specific, previously discussed holiday ("the holiday"), they would add the accusative case ending: Tatili mi planlayacaktınız?.
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