Breakdown of Tarifedeki güzergâh değişmek üzere.
değişmek
to change (intransitive, undergo change)
üzere
about to / on the verge of
tarife
timetable / schedule (for transport or rates)
güzergâh
route
Questions & Answers about Tarifedeki güzergâh değişmek üzere.
How does -mek üzere give us the meaning "is about to"?
When you use a verb in its full dictionary form (-mak or -mek) and follow it with üzere, it means "about to" or "on the verge of" doing that action. Here, değişmek means "to change," so değişmek üzere means the action is going to happen at any moment. Because the subject is third-person singular (the route), we don't need to add any personal suffixes to üzere.
Why does tarife (timetable) take the -deki suffix here?
The suffix -ki can attach to words in the locative case (-de or -da, meaning "in/on/at") to turn them into adjectives. Tarifede means "on the timetable," so adding -ki creates tarifedeki ("the one that is on the timetable"). This allows it to directly describe the noun güzergâh.
Can I use değişmek to say someone is changing the route?
What is the purpose of the little hat symbol (circumflex) on the 'a' in güzergâh?