Hırkanı unutma; sabah güneşli olsa bile akşam serin olabilir.

to be

Breakdown of Hırkanı unutma; sabah güneşli olsa bile akşam serin olabilir.

• sabah: morning
• unutmak: to forget
• akşam: evening

Questions & Answers about Hırkanı unutma; sabah güneşli olsa bile akşam serin olabilir.

Why is hırkanı written with -nı at the end? Why not just hırka?

Hırkanı means your cardigan or your sweater/cardigan as a specific object.

It breaks down like this:

• hırka = cardigan
• hırkan = your cardigan
• hırkanı = your cardigan (as the definite/direct object)

The ending -ı / -i / -u / -ü is the accusative case, which often appears when the object is specific.
Because there is already a possessive ending (-n in hırkan), Turkish adds a buffer n before the accusative:

• hırka → cardigan
• hırkan → your cardigan
• hırkanı → your cardigan (object of the verb)

So Hırkanı unutma means Don’t forget your cardigan, with your cardigan as the specific thing not to forget.

Why does unutma mean don’t forget? Isn’t -ma a negative ending?

Yes — and that is exactly what is happening here.

Unutma comes from:

• unut- = forget
• -ma = negative marker

In the informal singular imperative (talking to one person), the plain verb stem can be a command:

• unut! = forget!

If you add the negative:

• unutma! = don’t forget!

So this is the normal way to make a negative command to one person.

Is Hırkanı unutma formal or informal?