-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