Breakdown of Yapacağı sunum için hazırlık yapıyor.
sunum
presentation
için
for
hazırlık yapmak
to make preparations
Questions & Answers about Yapacağı sunum için hazırlık yapıyor.
How does yapacağı translate to "she will give" in this sentence?
This is the future object relative participle you are currently learning. The root is yap (do/make). We add the future participle suffix -acak and then the 3rd person singular possessive suffix -ı ("her"). The k changes to ğ because it is followed by a vowel, making it yapacağı. Literally, it translates to "her future-making". Combined with sunum, it means "the presentation that she will make" (or "give" in natural English).
Why is the verb yapmak used for "giving" a presentation?
In English, we usually say "give a presentation", but Turkish uses the verb yapmak (to do/make) for this action. Therefore, sunum yapmak is the standard phrase for delivering a presentation.
Could we say hazırlanıyor instead of hazırlık yapıyor here?
Yes, but there is a slight difference in nuance. Hazırlanıyor is a reflexive verb meaning "she is getting ready" (often used for getting dressed or mentally preparing oneself). Hazırlık yapıyor uses the noun hazırlık (preparation) and means "she is making preparations" (such as researching, writing slides, or organizing materials), which fits the context of an upcoming presentation perfectly.
Why isn't there a pronoun like onun (her) or o (she) in this sentence?
Turkish naturally drops pronouns when the suffixes already make the subject clear. The -ı on yapacağı tells us whose presentation it is, and the 3rd person ending on yapıyor tells us who is currently preparing. Adding onun or o here is grammatically fine but would sound unnecessarily repetitive unless you specifically wanted to emphasize who is doing it.
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