Breakdown of Konuklarımıza kahve ve çay ikram etmeyi unutmayınız.
çay
the tea
ve
and
unutmak
to forget
kahve
the coffee
Questions & Answers about Konuklarımıza kahve ve çay ikram etmeyi unutmayınız.
What case is Konuklarımıza, and how is it formed?
Konuklarımıza breaks down as konuk (guest) + -lar (plural) + -ımız (our) + -a (dative). It means to our guests and marks the indirect object of the sentence.
Why are there no articles like “the” or “a” before kahve ve çay?
Turkish does not use definite or indefinite articles like English does. Simply saying kahve ve çay covers both “coffee and tea” and implies “some coffee and tea” or “the coffee and tea,” depending on context.
What does the verb ikram etmek mean, and why are there two words?
İkram is originally a noun meaning “treat” or “hospitality,” and etmek is a very common verb “to do.” Together ikram etmek means to offer or to treat someone to something, especially refreshments like coffee or tea.
What is ikram etmeyi, and why does it have the suffix -yi?
To say “forget to do something” in Turkish, you turn the verb into a verbal noun with accusative. You take ikram etmek, drop -mek for ikram et, add -me (the noun-forming suffix), then add the accusative -yi, giving ikram etmeyi (“the act of offering”).