Türkeçede Koşullu Cümlelerde “ecekti/ Was Going To” Kullanımı
Using “ecekti or acaktı suffix” in Conditional Sentences in Turkish

Turkish: Eğer İspanya’ya gitseydin ne yapacaktın?

English: If you were going to go to Spain, what were you going to do?

• eğer: if
• İspanya’ya: to Spain
• gitseydin: if you were going to go
• ne: what
• yapacaktın: were you going to do

Explanation: The Turkish suffix -acaktın matches the English “was going to” because it reflects an intention or hypothetical action in the past. The suffix changes to -acak because the last vowel in “yap” is a back vowel (a), following Turkish vowel harmony rules.

2. Turkish: Eğer İspanya’ya gitseydim futbol izleyecektim.

English: If I were going to go to Spain, I was going to watch football.

• eğer: if
• İspanya’ya: to Spain
• gitseydim: if I were going to go
• futbol: football
• izleyecektim: I was going to watch

Explanation: The suffix -ecektim is used because the last vowel in “izle” is a front vowel (e), so -ecek follows vowel harmony.

3. Turkish: Eğer doktor olsaydın ne yapacaktın?

English: If you were going to be a doctor, what were you going to do?

• eğer: if
• doktor: doctor
• olsaydın: if you were going to be
• ne: what
• yapacaktın: were you going to do

Explanation: The suffix -acaktın is used because the last vowel in “yap” is a back vowel (a), so -acak follows vowel harmony.

4. Turkish: Eğer doktor olsaydım ilaç verecektim.

English: If I were going to be a doctor, I was going to give medicine.

• eğer: if
• doktor: doctor
• olsaydım: if I were going to be
• ilaç: medicine
• verecektim: I was going to give

Explanation: The suffix -ecektim is used because the last vowel in “ver” is a front vowel (e), so -ecek follows vowel harmony.

5. Turkish: Eğer doktor olsaydım hastanede çalışacaktım.

English: If I were going to be a doctor, I was going to work in the hospital.

• eğer: if
• doktor: doctor
• olsaydım: if I were going to be
• hastanede: in the hospital
• çalışacaktım: I was going to work

Explanation: The suffix -acaktım is used because the last vowel in “çalış” is a back vowel (a), so -acak follows vowel harmony.

6. Turkish: Eğer Dubai’ye gitmeseydin ne yapacaktın?

English: If you weren’t going to go to Dubai, what were you going to do?

• eğer: if
• Dubai’ye: to Dubai
• gitmeseydin: if you weren’t going to go
• ne: what
• yapacaktın: were you going to do

Explanation: The suffix -acaktın matches “was going to” and follows the vowel harmony of the verb “yap” with its back vowel (a).

7. Turkish: Eğer Dubai’ye gitmeseydim Belgrad’a gidecektim.

English: If I weren’t going to go to Dubai, I was going to go to Belgrade.

• eğer: if
• Dubai’ye: to Dubai
• gitmeseydim: if I weren’t going to go
• Belgrad’a: to Belgrade
• gidecektim: I was going to go

Explanation: The suffix -ecektim is used because the last vowel in “git” is a front vowel (i), so -ecek follows vowel harmony.

8. Turkish: Eğer Belgrad’a gitseydiniz ne yapacaktınız?

English: If you were going to go to Belgrade, what were you going to do?

• eğer: if
• Belgrad’a: to Belgrade
• gitseydiniz: if you were going to go
• ne: what
• yapacaktınız: were you going to do

Explanation: The suffix -acaktınız is used because the last vowel in “yap” is a back vowel (a), so -acak follows vowel harmony.

9. Turkish: Eğer Belgrad’a gitseydik yürüyecektik.

English: If we were going to go to Belgrade, we were going to walk.

• eğer: if
• Belgrad’a: to Belgrade
• gitseydik: if we were going to go
• yürüyecektik: we were going to walk

Explanation: The suffix -ecektik is used because the last vowel in “yürü” is a front vowel (ü), so -ecek follows vowel harmony.

In this lesson, we explored how the “was going to” structure is expressed in Turkish conditional sentences. We also explained how Turkish suffixes change according to vowel harmony. Using examples, we made the concept clear and easy to understand.

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