Metindeki hataları düzelt.

Correct the errors in the text.

Breakdown of Metindeki hataları düzelt.

• metin: the text
• -de: in
• hata: the error
• düzeltmek: to correct

Questions & Answers about Metindeki hataları düzelt.

What does Metindeki mean, and how is it formed?

Metindeki literally means “in the text” or “that which is in the text.” It consists of:
• metin (text – noun)
• -de (locative case suffix, “in/on”)
• -ki (relative suffix, “the one that/which…”)
Because Turkish is agglutinative, these suffixes attach directly:
metin + de → metinde
metinde + ki → metindeki

Why aren’t there any spaces between metin, -de, and -ki?

Turkish uses agglutination: one word stem takes multiple suffixes without spaces. Every suffix (case, person, tense, etc.) attaches directly to the previous element.

How is hataları built, and what does each part mean?

hataları means “the errors” (as a definite direct object). Breakdown:
• hata – error (singular stem)
• -lar – plural marker → hatalar (errors)
• -ı – accusative case for definite objects → hataları

Why do we use the accusative -ı on hataları?

In Turkish, definite direct objects take the accusative suffix. Since you’re asking someone to correct specific errors in the text, you mark hataları with -ı. If you wanted to speak generally (“correct errors”), you could omit it: Metindeki hatalar düzelt.

What kind of verb form is düzelt, and how is it formed?

düzelt is the second-person singular affirmative imperative of düzeltmek (“to correct”). Formation:
• Remove -mek infinitive ending → düzelt-
• Use bare stem as the singular informal imperative → düzelt

Why is the verb düzelt placed at the end of the sentence?

Turkish follows a Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) order. In imperatives the “you” subject is implicit, so you get:
Object (Metindeki hataları) → Verb (düzelt).

How would you make this command plural or more polite?

To address multiple people or be more formal, add -in or -iniz:
• Metindeki hataları düzeltin. (plural or semi-formal “you all”)
• Metindeki hataları düzeltiniz. (formal)

Where can you place lütfen (“please”) in the sentence?

lütfen can go before or after the object or at the very beginning:
• Lütfen metindeki hataları düzelt.
• Metindeki hataları lütfen düzelt.
• Metindeki hataları düzelt lütfen.