-acağı barədə

Reported Plan with Barədə

Level 5

The pattern -acağı barədə is used in formal Azerbaijani to report that something will happen. It functions like 'about the fact that [subject] will [verb]' and is common in news and official documents.

How It Works

The -acağı barədə construction is a high-level nominalization used for reporting definite future plans, scheduled events, or intended actions. The postpositions haqqında and barəsində can be used interchangeably with barədə.

1. Formation:

  • Verb Stem + (y) (buffer consonant if the stem ends in a vowel) + -acaq/-əcək (Definite Future Participle)
  • Possessive Suffix (e.g., -ı, -ım, -ın)
  • Postposition: barədə (concerning/about)

2. Consonant Mutation & Vowel Harmony:
When adding a possessive suffix that starts with a vowel, the final -q of the future suffix changes to -ğ (and -k to -y). For example: gedəcək + -i = gedəcəyi; oxuyacaq + -ı = oxuyacağı. However, if the suffix starts with a consonant (like the 3rd person plural -ları/-ləri), no mutation occurs (e.g., oxuyacaqları barədə). Additionally, because -acaq/-əcək only contain unrounded vowels, the attached possessive suffixes will always be unrounded (e.g., -ı/-i, -ım/-im, -ın/-in).

3. Subject Case & Pronouns:
If the subject of the clause is definite or specific, it must take the genitive case (e.g., Prezidentin gedəcəyi barədə - About the fact that the President will go). If the subject is indefinite or non-specific, it remains in the nominative case (e.g., yağış yağacağı barədə - about the fact that it will rain). When using personal pronouns, they must also be in the genitive case, and the verb takes the corresponding possessive suffix (e.g., mənim gedəcəyim barədə - about my going; sizin iştirak edəcəyiniz barədə - about your participating).

Note: Be careful with the verb gəlmək (to come). Its future participle gələcək is identical to the noun for 'the future'. Thus, gələcək barədə usually means 'about the future', not 'about the fact that [someone] will come'.

4. Negation:
To negate this construction, add the negative suffix -ma/-mə to the verb stem before the future participle suffix, forming -mayacağı/-məyəcəyi barədə. For example: onun getməyəcəyi barədə (about the fact that he will not go).

5. Usage Context:
This is a formal pattern used to report planned events. In casual speech, speakers usually use a ki complement clause (e.g., Eşitdim ki, gedəcəksən). In news, law, and business, -acağı barədə is the standard way to frame future reports.

Examples (5)

  1. İclasın sabah keçiriləcəyi barədə məlumat verildi.

    Information was given about the fact that the meeting will be held tomorrow.

    Word by Word: Meeting-genitive tomorrow be-held-future-its about information was-given.

    Here, 'iclasın' is in the genitive case, and 'keçiriləcəyi' uses the future participle with a 3rd person possessive suffix.

  2. Səfərin təxirə salınacağı barədə rəsmi xəbərdarlıq yoxdur.

    There is no official warning regarding the trip being postponed.

    Word by Word: Trip-genitive postponement be-put-future-its about official warning there-is-not.

    This demonstrates a formal report of a potential future change in plans.

  3. Mənim layihədə iştirak edəcəyim barədə qərar qəbul olundu.

    A decision was made regarding my participation in the project.

    Word by Word: My project-in participation do-future-my about decision acceptance was-done.

    When using a 1st person pronoun ('mənim'), the verb must take the corresponding 1st person possessive suffix ('-im').

  4. Onun bizə baş çəkəcəyi barədə eşitmişik.

    We have heard about the fact that he will visit us.

    Word by Word: His us-to head hit-future-his about we-have-heard.

    Even in slightly less formal contexts, using the genitive 'onun' (his) is required for this pattern.

  5. Yeni qanunun qəbul ediləcəyi barədə müzakirələr gedir.

    Discussions are ongoing about the [expected] adoption of the new law.

    Word by Word: New law-genitive acceptance be-done-future-its about discussions go.

    This shows the pattern used for a logical expectation or planned official action.

Common Mistakes

  • Omitting the possessive suffix on the verb.

    Onun xaricə gedəcək barədə eşitdim.
    Onun xaricə gedəcəyi barədə eşitdim.

    Without the possessive suffix (-i/-ı), the future participle cannot be followed by the postposition 'barədə' in this reporting sense. (Note: 'gələcək barədə' is a valid phrase, but it means 'about the future', not 'about the fact that someone will come').

  • Using the nominative case for a definite subject instead of the genitive.

    Qonaqlar gedəcəyi barədə xəbər yoxdur.
    Qonaqların gedəcəyi barədə xəbər yoxdur.

    When referring to a specific, definite subject (like specific guests, 'qonaqların'), it must be in the genitive case. Only indefinite or non-specific subjects remain in the nominative case.

  • Forgetting the consonant mutation (q to ğ) before vowels.

    Oxuyacaqı barədə...
    Oxuyacağı barədə...

    Learners often write 'oxuyacaqı', forgetting that 'q' must mutate to 'ğ' when followed by a vowel-starting possessive suffix.

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Learn This First

To understand '-acağı barədə', you need to know how the future participle (-acaq) functions as a relative or complement marker, how possessive suffixes are attached to it to indicate the subject of the action, and how the postposition 'barədə' (about) is used to introduce formal information.

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