Lütfen masalarınızı düzenleyiniz.

the table

Breakdown of Lütfen masalarınızı düzenleyiniz.

• lütfen: please
• sizin: your
• düzenlemek: to arrange

Questions & Answers about Lütfen masalarınızı düzenleyiniz.

What does lütfen mean and how is it used?

lütfen means please. It’s placed before commands or requests to soften them and make them more polite.

Why is masalarınızı inflected that way? What do -ınız and -ı indicate?

The suffix -ınız/-iniz/-unuz/-ünüz marks your (2nd person plural or formal singular), so masa (table) becomes masanız (your table). The final -ı is the accusative marker for a definite direct object. Hence masalarınızı = your tables as the object of the verb.

Why does the verb change from düzenle to düzenleyiniz?

düzenle is the root (and also the informal singular imperative: düzenle!). For a polite/plural imperative you add -(y)in (2nd person plural) or -iniz (more formal), yielding düzenleyin or düzenleyiniz. The -y- is a buffer consonant inserted between the vowel-ending root and the vowel-starting suffix.

What’s the difference between düzenleyin and düzenleyiniz?

Both are 2nd person plural (or formal singular) imperatives. düzenleyiniz is slightly more formal and polite—common in written notices—whereas is more neutral.