Questions & Answers about Kayak yapacaktık ama rüzgâr çok güçlüydü.
How does yapacaktık translate to "we were going to do"?
This word combines the future suffix -acak (will / going to) with the past tense suffix -tı (was / were). Together, -acaktı creates the "future in the past" meaning of "was going to". Finally, we add the personal ending -k for "we", giving us yapacaktık (we were going to do).
Why is the verb yapmak (to do) used with kayak (ski)?
In Turkish, many sports and activities are expressed by pairing a noun with the helper verb yapmak. Kayak is the noun for "skiing" or "skis", so kayak yapmak literally means "to do skiing".
Why is there a -y- in güçlüydü?
The word güçlü (strong) ends in a vowel. Whenever you attach the past tense suffix (in this case, -dü meaning "was") directly to a noun or adjective ending in a vowel, you must use the buffer letter -y- to connect them.
How is the adjective güçlü formed?
It comes from the noun güç (power or strength) plus the suffix -lü, which means "with" or "having". So güçlü literally means "having strength", which translates smoothly to "strong".