Gece şiddetli bir kasırga çıkacağını duydum.
I heard that a severe hurricane will break out at night.
Breakdown of Gece şiddetli bir kasırga çıkacağını duydum.
bir
a / an
çıkmak
to go out / to leave / to exit / to break out / to arise (of a storm)
gece
night
duymak
to hear
Questions & Answers about Gece şiddetli bir kasırga çıkacağını duydum.
Can you break down the suffixes in çıkacağını?
This is how you form a "that" clause for the future. It starts with the verb root çık (break out). Next is the future suffix -acak, which softens to -acağ-. Then we add the 3rd-person possessive -ı because it refers to the hurricane ("its future breaking out"). Finally, we add the buffer -n- and the accusative case -ı because this whole clause is the direct object of what you heard (duydum).
Why do we need a possessive suffix in a verb like çıkacağını?
In Turkish, these embedded "that" clauses act like noun phrases. The subject of the inner clause (the hurricane) acts like the "owner" of the action. So, instead of saying "that a hurricane will break out," the grammar literally translates to "a hurricane's future breaking out." Since kasırga is a third-person subject, the verb needs the 3rd-person possessive suffix -ı.
Why is the verb çıkmak used for a hurricane? Doesn't it mean "to exit"?
While çıkmak often means "to exit" or "to go out," it is also the standard verb used for sudden events like natural disasters, fires, riots, or arguments. In these contexts, it means "to break out" or "to suddenly occur."
Why isn't it gecede (at night) with the locative case?