Word
Liman biraz genişletilecek.
Meaning
The port will be widened a little.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Liman biraz genişletilecek.
biraz
a little
genişletmek
to widen / to expand
liman
port / harbor
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Questions & Answers about Liman biraz genişletilecek.
How is the verb genişletilecek built from the root word?
It comes from the adjective geniş (wide). First, it gets the -le suffix to become the verb genişle- (to expand or get wider). Next, we add the causative suffix -t to make genişlet- (to widen something). Then, the current lesson's passive suffix -il is added to get genişletil- (to be widened). Finally, the future tense suffix -ecek makes it genişletilecek (will be widened).
Why doesn't Liman take the accusative case (like Limanı) if it is the thing being widened?
In a passive sentence, the object of the action becomes the grammatical subject. Because Liman (the port) is acting as the subject here, it stays in its raw dictionary form rather than taking the specific direct object marker.
Why does the future tense suffix use -ecek here instead of -acak?
The future tense suffix follows vowel harmony based on the vowel immediately before it. Because we added the passive suffix -il, the last vowel before the tense marker is now i. Since i is a front vowel, we must use the front-vowel version -ecek.
Could we put biraz at the very end of the sentence?