-acağı gözlənilir

Expected Future Complement

Level 6

Genitive Subject + Future Participle (-acağı/-əcəyi) + gözlənilir (is expected).

How It Works

The -acağı gözlənilir pattern is a staple of journalistic and administrative Azerbaijani. It provides a layer of professional distance, indicating a forecast rather than a personal promise.

1. Structure:

2. Phonological Changes:
When the possessive suffix is added to the future participle, the final consonant undergoes mutation:

  • -acaq + -ı → -acağı (q changes to ğ)
  • -əcək + -i → -əcəyi (k changes to y)

3. Variations:
While gözlənilir (is expected) is the most common, this structure works with other passive reporting verbs such as ehtimal edilir (is probable/estimated) or planlaşdırılır (is planned).

4. Usage Context:
This is a high-register pattern. You will encounter it constantly in weather forecasts, economic projections, and diplomatic news. In casual speech, Azerbaijanis prefer simpler structures like ki complement clauses or the simple definite future tense.

Examples (4)

  1. İclasın gələn həftə keçiriləcəyi gözlənilir.

    The meeting is expected to be held next week.

    Word by Word: Meeting's next week to-be-held-its is-expected.

    Note the genitive 'İclasın' and the passive future participle 'keçiriləcəyi'.

  2. Yaxın günlərdə yağış yağacağı gözlənilir.

    Rain is expected to fall in the coming days.

    Word by Word: Near days-in rain will-fall-its is-expected.

    Here, 'yağış' (rain) is an indefinite subject and remains in the nominative case.

  3. Yeni qanun layihəsinin parlamentdə müzakirə ediləcəyi gözlənilir.

    The new draft law is expected to be discussed in parliament.

    Word by Word: New law project's parliament-in discussion to-be-done-its is-expected.

    Used here for official political reporting with a definite subject in the genitive.

  4. Prezidentin sabah xalqa müraciət edəcəyi gözlənilir.

    The President is expected to address the nation tomorrow.

    Word by Word: President's tomorrow nation-to address will-do-his is-expected.

    The definite subject 'Prezident' takes the genitive suffix -in.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the nominative case for a definite, specific subject.

    Qatar saat beşdə gələcəyi gözlənilir.
    Qatarın saat beşdə gələcəyi gözlənilir.

    When the subject is specific (like 'the train'), it must be in the genitive case.

  • Forgetting the consonant mutation (q/k to ğ/y).

    Yağış yağacaqı gözlənilir.
    Yağış yağacağı gözlənilir.

    When the possessive suffix is added to the future participle, the final 'q' must change to 'ğ'.

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-acağı gözlənilirLevel 6Expected Future Complement

Learn This First

To understand '-acağı gözlənilir', a learner must first be familiar with how to nominalize future actions using the future relative suffix combined with possessive and case markers. Additionally, they need to understand the passive voice, specifically how the verb 'gözləmək' (to wait/expect) becomes 'gözlənilmək' (to be expected) in the present tense to create formal reporting structures.

Words in This Pattern

gözlənilmək-acaq