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Questions & Answers about Kargo zamanında teslim edilmeli.
What does the suffix -meli indicate in teslim edilmeli?
The suffix -meli expresses necessity or obligation. In English, it’s equivalent to must or should, indicating that something is required to happen.
How is the passive voice formed in teslim edilmeli?
- The base verb is teslim etmek (to deliver).
- To form the passive, etmek takes the passive suffix -il → edilmek.
- Then we add the necessity suffix -meli → edilmeli.
- Finally, teslim
- edilmeli gives teslim edilmeli (“must be delivered”).
Why is there no explicit subject in Kargo zamanında teslim edilmeli?
Passive statements in Turkish often omit the agent (the doer). The sentence means “The cargo must be delivered on time,” with an unspecified subject (“it/one/you must deliver it”), so the agent is left out.
Why does zamanında include the suffixes -ın and -da?