İster fotoğraf kaydını ister tebligatı sunun, belge numarasını yazın.

Questions & Answers about İster fotoğraf kaydını ister tebligatı sunun, belge numarasını yazın.

What does ister ... ister ... mean in this sentence?

It presents two alternatives and means whether ... or ... or either ... or ....

So İster fotoğraf kaydını ister tebligatı sunun means that either option is acceptable, and the same action sunun applies to both.

Is ister here the normal verb from istemek?

Not in the usual sense. Although it is historically related to istemek, in this pattern ister ... ister ... works like a fixed connector.

So here it does not mean he/she wants. It functions more like whether ... or ....

Why is sunun written only once? Should it appear after both choices?

No, one sunun is enough. In Turkish, if the same verb applies to both alternatives, it is often stated only once.

So:

  • İster fotoğraf kaydını ister tebligatı sunun

naturally means:

  • Submit either the photo record or the notification

The verb is understood with both nouns.

Why do fotoğraf kaydını and tebligatı have endings like -nı and -ı?

They are direct objects of sunun, and they are definite/specific, so they take the accusative case.

That is why you get:

  • fotoğraf kaydı → fotoğraf kaydını
  • tebligat → tebligatı

In Turkish, definite direct objects usually take the accusative.

Why is it fotoğraf kaydını, not fotoğraf kayıtını?

Because the base expression is fotoğraf kaydı, which is a noun compound.

Here is the breakdown:

  • kayıt = record
  • fotoğraf kaydı = photo record

In this compound, kayıt becomes kaydı. The t softens to d before the vowel-involving ending. Then the accusative is added:

  • fotoğraf kaydı
    • -nı → fotoğraf kaydını

So kaydını is the correct form.

Why is belge numarasını not belge numarayı?

Because belge numarası is also a noun compound.

Compare:

  • numara = number
  • belge numarası = document number

The second noun in this kind of compound usually takes a compound ending, so it becomes numarası, not just numara. Then, because it is the definite direct object of yazın, it also takes the accusative:

  • belge numarası → belge numarasını
What form are sunun and yazın?

They are imperative forms addressed to siz.

That means they are used for:

  • polite singular you
  • plural you

So they mean:

  • sunun = submit / present
  • yazın = write

This is a very common style in official instructions, forms, and notices.

Is the subject missing from the sentence?

Yes. Turkish often leaves out subject pronouns when the verb already shows who the subject is.

Here, the implied subject is siz:

  • (Siz) ister fotoğraf kaydını ister tebligatı sunun, belge numarasını yazın.

English usually needs you, but Turkish often does not.

Why does the verb come at the end of each part?

Because Turkish normally prefers verb-final word order.

So these parts follow a very common Turkish pattern:

  • tebligatı sunun
  • belge numarasını yazın

The object comes before the verb. Turkish word order can be flexible for emphasis, but verb-final order is the basic pattern here.

What is the function of the comma in this sentence?

The comma separates two instructions:

  1. submit one of the two items
  2. write the document number

So the sentence gives two linked commands:

  • first: İster fotoğraf kaydını ister tebligatı sunun
  • second: belge numarasını yazın
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