Breakdown of Bu kaldırımlar ne zaman tamamlanacak?
bu
this
ne zaman
when
kaldırım
pavement / sidewalk
tamamlamak
to complete
Questions & Answers about Bu kaldırımlar ne zaman tamamlanacak?
How do we get the passive meaning in tamamlanacak?
The base verb is tamamlamak (to complete). To make it passive, we need a passive suffix. Because the verb stem tamamla- ends in a vowel, we use the suffix -n, making it tamamlanmak (to be completed). Then we just add the future tense suffix -acak.
Since kaldırımlar (pavements) is plural, why isn't the verb plural like tamamlanacaklar?
In Turkish, if a plural subject is non-human (like objects, ideas, or animals), the verb almost always stays in the singular form. Since pavements aren't human, tamamlanacak takes no plural ending.
Why does the sentence use Bu instead of the plural Bunlar for "these pavements"?
When demonstrative words like bu (this/these) act as adjectives directly in front of a noun, they never take a plural suffix. You only use bunlar when the word stands entirely on its own as a pronoun.
Is tamamlanacak related to the everyday word tamam (OK/done)?
Yes! The root is the common word tamam. By adding the verb-forming suffix -la, we get tamamlamak (to make complete, or to complete). This is a very common way Turkish turns nouns or adjectives into verbs.