Learn Turkish: Nikah için seçeceğimiz şahitleri belirleyelim. - Let's determine the witnesses we will choose for the wedding ceremony.

This uses the future object participle, which is the focus of this lesson. We take the verb root seç- (to choose) and add the future suffix -ecek. Because it is followed by a vowel in the possessive suffix -imiz (our), the k in -ecek softens to a ğ, giving us seçeceğimiz. It acts like an adjective meaning "our future-choosing", which translates to "that we will choose".

Why is there an -i at the end of şahitleri?

The word şahitler means "witnesses". The final -i is the specific direct object (accusative) case marker. Because we are determining specific witnesses (the ones we will choose), the verb belirleyelim (let's determine) requires its object to take this ending.

How is belirleyelim formed to mean "let's determine"?

This uses the "let's" (optative) form you learned previously. The verb root is belirle- (to determine or set). We add the buffer -y- to separate the vowels, and then the first-person plural optative suffix -elim (let's). Together, belirle-y-elim means "let's determine".

Why use nikah for the wedding ceremony instead of düğün?