Learn Turkish: Seçeceğimiz gelinlik ve damatlık çok önemli. - The wedding dress and tuxedo we will choose are very important.

This is the future object relative participle, which acts like an adjective to describe a noun. It comes from the verb root seç- (to choose), plus the future suffix -ecek, and the first-person plural possessive -imiz (our). Literally, it translates to 'our future-chosen'. Notice that the k in -ecek softens to ğ because it is followed by a vowel.

Why do we use seçeceğimiz here instead of the standard future tense seçeceğiz?

If you used seçeceğiz, it would be the main verb of the sentence: 'We will choose.' But here, 'we will choose' describes the nouns that follow it (gelinlik ve damatlık). To attach a verb phrase to a noun like this, Turkish uses a participle (like -eceği) plus a possessive ending to show who is doing the action.

What does the -lik suffix do in gelinlik and damatlık?

The suffix -lIk is very common for making new nouns. Here, it turns a type of person into the clothing associated with them. Gelin means 'bride', so gelinlik is 'wedding dress'. Damat means 'groom', so damatlık is 'groom's suit' or 'tuxedo'.

Where is the word for 'are' in the Turkish sentence?