Yeni proje planına başarı ölçütleri de dahil edilmelidir.

Success criteria should also be included in the new project plan.

Breakdown of Yeni proje planına başarı ölçütleri de dahil edilmelidir.

• yeni: new
• plan: the plan
• de: also
• ölçüt: the criterion
• başarı: success
• dahil edilmek: to be included
• proje: project

Questions & Answers about Yeni proje planına başarı ölçütleri de dahil edilmelidir.

What does the suffix -melidir mean, and how does it modify the verb dahil edilmelidir?

The suffix -meli/-malı expresses necessity or obligation (English “must/should”). Adding -dir at the end gives a neutral, formal tone. So:

• dahil etmek = to include
• dahil edilmek = to be included (passive infinitive)
• dahil edilmelidir = it must be included / it should be included

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How is the passive voice formed in dahil edilmelidir, and why is edil used here?

To make dahil etmek passive, insert -il- (or -n-) between the stem and personal endings:
• Active: dahil etmek
• Passive: dahil edilmek
Then add the necessity suffix -meli and the formal marker -dir → dahil edilmelidir.
We use edil because etmek (“to do/make”) becomes edilmek in passive.

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Why does planına carry the suffix -na, and what case is that?

-na (or -a/ -e, by vowel harmony) is the dative case marker, meaning “to” or “into.”

• plan (root)
• -ı (3rd person singular possessive = “its plan”)
• -na (dative = “to/into its”)
  → planı​na = “to the plan.”

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How does yeni proje planına translate to “to the new project plan,” and why that word order?

Turkish modifiers precede the noun they describe:

1. yeni = new (adjective)
2. proje = project (noun modifying another noun)
3. planı = plan (head noun)
   Add dative → planı​na
   So yeni proje planına = “[into/to] the new project plan.”

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What is the purpose of the enclitic de in ölçütleri de?

The enclitic -de (written de or da) means “also” or “too.” It attaches to the word it emphasizes:
• ölçütleri de = “success criteria too (should be included).”
It’s separate from the word (no space) and follows vowel harmony (after i, we use de).

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Why does ölçütleri have the -i ending?

-i is the definite accusative marker. Even in this passive construction, dahil etmek remains a transitive action that takes an object. Breakdown:

1. ölçüt (stem)
2. -ler (plural) → ölçütler
3. -i (accusative) → ölçütleri
   = “(the) success criteria” as the direct object of “to include.”

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Can you explain the difference between dahil etmek and eklemek?

Both can translate as “add,” but:
• dahil etmek = to include something within a set or group (e.g. include success criteria in the plan).
• eklemek = to append or attach something new, often at the end (e.g. add an appendix).
Use dahil etmek when you want to fold something into an existing structure.

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How would this sentence look in the active voice?

In active voice you need a clear subject. For example:
“Yeni proje planına başarı ölçütlerini de dahil etmeliyiz.”
Literally: “We must also include the success criteria in the new project plan.”

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What if we place de after planına instead of ölçütleri—does the emphasis change?

Yes. -de marks “also” on whatever it attaches to:
– planına da başarı ölçütleri dahil edilmelidir
= “The new project plan also must include success criteria” (i.e. besides other documents/plans).
– ölçütleri de …
= “Success criteria also must be included” (i.e. in addition to other items).
Shifting de changes what you’re saying is “also.”