-ecek

Turkish
preceding vowel
A / I / O / U E / İ / Ö / Ü
postconsonantal -acak -ecek
postvocalic -yacak -yecek

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـه‌جك (-ecek).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /eˈd͡ʒec/
  • Hyphenation: e‧cek

Suffix

-ecek

Form of -acak after the vowels E / İ / Ö / Ü.

  1. Future tense suffix. Equivalent to will.
    ver(-mek) - verecek
    (to) give - he/she/it will give
  2. Forms nouns or adjectives from verbs.
    gel(-mek) - gelecek
    to come - the future
    as in "gelecek günler" - "days that will come" used as an adjective.

Usage notes
  • Personal suffixes are added after "-ecek".
    ver + -ecek + -im = vereceğim (I will give)
    ver + -ecek + -sin = vereceksin (you will give)
    ver + -ecek = verecek (he/she/it will give)
    ver + -ecek + -iz = vereceğiz (we will give)
    ver + -ecek + -siniz = vereceksiniz (you will give)
    ver + -ecek + -ler = verecekler (they will give)
  • This suffix is not often used in spoken language. Instead of -acak, -ecek; people often use in informal speech -cak, -ıcak, -icek, -ucak, -ücek.

Derived terms
Turkish terms suffixed with -ecek
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