Yanacak

Yanacak is a Turkish word meaning “will burn” or “will be burned,” used as the future tense form of the verb yanmak (to burn, to be on fire). It is the third-person singular form, deriving from the stem yan- plus the suffix -acak, which marks the simple future in Turkish. The form is used to express a future burning event for a single subject; other persons use forms such as yanacaksın (you will burn), yanacak (he/she/it will burn), yanacağız (we will burn), yanacaksınız (you will burn), yanacaklar (they will burn).

In use, yanacak denotes an event expected to occur in the future and can refer to literal burning, a predicted fire, or a metaphorical sense of burning in phrases. It appears in independent clauses as well as subordinate clauses after time expressions or conditionals.

Examples:

- Odunlar kuruyunca yanacak. (The wood will burn once it dries.)

- Güçlü rüzgar olursa ormanlar yanacak. (If the wind is strong, the forests will burn.)

Etymology: yanacak is formed from the verb stem yan- (to burn) plus the future-tense suffix -acak/-ecek, following Turkish vowel harmony rules. The form yanacak is the standard 3rd person singular future, while related forms extend to other persons and numbers (e.g., yanacaksın, yanacağız, yanacaklar).

See also: yanmak, Turkish grammar, Turkish future tense.