Breakdown of Lütfen önemli soruları not eder misin?
önemli
important
lütfen
please
soru
the question
not etmek
to note
Questions & Answers about Lütfen önemli soruları not eder misin?
What does each part of the sentence mean, word by word?
- Lütfen: please
- önemli: important (from noun önem “importance” + suffix -li “having/with”)
- soru-lar-ı: question + plural -lar
- accusative -ı → “the questions” (specific/known)
- not etmek: to note/to write down (loanword not
- light verb etmek)
- eder: aorist (simple present) of etmek; irregular: et- → eder
- mi: yes/no question particle (written separately)
- -sin: 2nd person singular “you,” attached to mi → misin
Putting it together: a polite yes/no request literally “Do you note the important questions (please)?”, which corresponds to “Could you please note down the important questions?”
Why is soruları in the accusative case?
Turkish marks a specific/definite direct object with the accusative. Önemli soruları = “the important questions” (ones known from context). If you were speaking in general (indefinite), you would not use the accusative, but requests like this almost always refer to specific items, hence -ı.
How would I say it with a singular object, “the important question”?
Use singular and accusative: Lütfen önemli soruyu not eder misin?