seni özleyeceğim
/seni øzlejed͡ʒejim/from spelling rules
The English phrase "I will miss you" is translated into Turkish as seni özleyeceğim.
This phrase is used to express that you will feel sadness because someone will no longer be with you.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of seni (you, in the accusative case), özle- (the verb root for "to miss") and -yeceğim (the first-person singular future tense suffix).
Which one should you use?
While seni özleyeceğim refers to the future, seni özlüyorum uses the present continuous tense to express that you are currently feeling the sense of missing someone. Additionally, use sizi özleyeceğim if you are speaking to more than one person or if you want to use the formal or polite "you".
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /seni øzlejedʒejim/. The sounds are as follows: [s]end for /s/, [n]ot for /n/, cr[ee]k for /i/, [z]one for /z/, [y]es for /j/, [j]ump for /dʒ/ and [m]uch for /m/.
Did you know?
- The verb root özle- comes from the word öz, meaning 'essence' or 'self'. To miss someone in Turkish is literally to yearn for their 'essence'.
- While English uses 'miss' to mean both 'failing to hit a target' and 'feeling sadness', Turkish uses completely different words for these two meanings.
- Because Turkish is an agglutinative language, the entire English sentence 'I will miss you' is expressed as a single word özleyeceğim once the pronoun seni is removed.
Examples in context
- Seni özleyeceğim.I will miss you.This example shows the use of seni özleyeceğim.Tatoeba #1251359 by duran, translation #1550027 by miflhanc
- Sizi özleyeceğim, iyi günler dilerim.I will miss you, have a good day.
- Seni özleyeceğim, tez zamanda görüşelim.I will miss you, let's meet up soon.
Example conversation
Burak and Elif are saying goodbye at the airport.
- Burakİyi yolculuklar Elif, seni özleyeceğim.Have a good trip Elif, I will miss you.
- ElifBen de seni özleyeceğim Burak.I will miss you too Burak.
- BurakBeni ara, olur mu?Call me, okay?
- ElifSöz veriyorum, arayacağım.I promise, I will call.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Turkish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
