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### Expressing "The Thing I Must Not Do"

To express a negative necessity in a relative clause—such as "the supplement that I must not take"—build directly on the structure from the previous lesson. 

Add the negative suffix (`-ma` / `-me`), the verbal noun suffix (`-ma` / `-me`), and a possessive ending to the verb stem. Finally, follow it with **gereken** and the noun being described.

| Subject | Verb Stem | Suffixes | Phrase | Meaning |
|---------|-----------|----------|--------|---------|
| Ben | al- | -ma-ma-m | almamam gereken takviye | the supplement that I must not take |
| Sen | iç- | -me-me-n | içmemen gereken sıvı | the fluid that you must not drink |
| O / Atlet | kullan- | -ma-ma-sı | atletin kullanmaması gereken hormon | the hormone the athlete must not use |
| Biz | tüket- | -me-me-miz | tüketmememiz gereken besin | the nutrient that we must not consume |

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### Strict Dietary Restrictions

This structure is highly useful for discussing strict rules, such as the dietary restrictions, banned (*yasaklı*) substances, and doping regulations that professional athletes face before a competition (*müsabaka*).

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Notice that even when referring to a plural subject like *atletler* (athletes), the third-person singular possessive suffix (`-sı` / `-si`) is generally used on the verbal noun rather than the plural form.

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You can pair this negative necessity relative clause with conditional statements (*-sa* / *-se*) or precise measurements to talk about exact limits.

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Negative necessity relatives (-maması gereken)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

postposition

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Demonstrative pronouns (bu, şu, o)

Basic question words (kim, ne)

Plural nouns (-lar, -ler)

I am and you are (-(y)ım, -sın)

We, you, and they are (-(y)ız, -sınız)

Negative statements (değil)

Yes and no questions (mı, mi, mu, mü)

Questions with 'to be' (mısın, mıyım)

Numbers 1 to 10 (bir, iki, üç)

Numbers 11 to 20 (on bir, on iki)

Numbers by tens to 100 (otuz, kırk...)

Counting objects (tane)

The locative case (-da, -de)

Consonant assimilation (-ta, -te)

Asking where (nerede)

There is / there are (var)

There is not / there are not (yok)

Asking how many (kaç)

Infinitive verbs (-mak, -mek)

Informal commands (git, gel)

Negative commands (-ma, -me)

Polite and plural commands (-In, -InIz)

Basic word order

Present continuous for consonant roots (-iyor)

Present continuous for vowel roots (-iyor)

Present continuous personal suffixes (-iyorum)

Negative present continuous (-miyor)

Present continuous questions (-iyor mu)

Future plans with present continuous

The dative case (-(y)a, -(y)e)

Consonant mutation (k, t, p, ç to ğ, d, b, c)

From or out of (-dan / -den)

Directional question words (nereye, nereden)

First and second person possessives (-(i)m, -(i)n)

Third person possessive (-(s)i)

Plural possessives (-imiz, -iniz, -leri)

The genitive case (-(n)in)

Definite noun compounds (-nin ... -si)

Indefinite noun compounds (bare noun + -(s)i)

Possessive buffer letter (n)

Spatial postpositions (içinde, üstünde)

The definite direct object (-(y)ı, -(y)i)

Object question words (kimi, neyi)

Adjectives modifying nouns

Manner and choice questions (nasıl, hangi)

Basic degree modifiers (çok, biraz)

Comparisons (daha, en)

Days of the week

Months of the year

The time question word (ne zaman)

Telling time (saat, buçuk)

Asking the time (saat kaç, saat kaçta)

Basic conjunctions (ve, ama, veya)

Causality conjunction (çünkü)

Means and accompaniment (ile, -(y)lA)

Purpose and beneficiaries (için)

Expressing desire (-mak istemek)

The past copula (-(y)DI)

The direct past tense (-DI)

Past tense personal suffixes (-DIm, -DIn)

Past tense negative (-mAdI)

Past tense questions (-DI mI)

Ordinal numbers (-(I)ncI)

Greetings and politeness

Saying 'too' (de, da)

Conversation fillers (şey, yani, hadi)

Conversational essentials

Reflexive pronouns (kendim, kendin)

Reciprocal pronouns (birbiri)

Indefinite pronouns for people (herkes, kimse)

Indefinite pronouns for things and places (her şey, hiçbir şey)

Conjunctions of consequence (bu yüzden, bu nedenle)

Correlative conjunctions (hem... hem, ne... ne)

Verbs taking the dative case (-e / -a)

Verbs taking the ablative case (-den / -dan)

Time origin (beri)

Time duration (-DIr)

Comparisons of similarity (gibi)

Comparisons of equality (kadar)

Perspectives (göre)

Verbal nouns (-mA / -mE)

Verbal nouns as objects (-mAyI / -mEyI)

Verbal nouns with the dative (-mAyA / -mEyA)

General necessity (lazım / gerek)

Personal necessity (-mAm lazım)

Third-person commands (-sIn / -sInlAr)

First person singular optative (-(y)AyIm)

Question	Answer
banned	yasaklı
supplement	takviye
nutrient	besin
There are banned supplements and nutrients that I must not take.	Almamam gereken yasaklı takviyeler ve besinler var.
competition (sports match)	müsabaka
hormone	hormon
doping	doping
That banned hormone that he must not use before the competition is doping.	Müsabakadan önce kullanmaması gereken o yasaklı hormon dopingdir.
fluid	sıvı
We talked about the liquid supplements you must not drink during the competition.	Müsabaka boyunca içmemen gereken sıvı takviyeler hakkında konuştuk.
gram	gram
creatine	kreatin
There are athletes who must not take more than five grams of creatine a day.	Günde beş gramdan fazla kreatin almaması gereken atletler var.
mineral	mineral
There are minerals and nutrients that the athlete must not take even once a week.	Atletin haftada bir bile almaması gereken mineraller ve besinler var.
If this fluid contained hormones, it is a doping substance that he absolutely must not drink.	Eğer bu sıvı hormon içerdiyse, kesinlikle içmemesi gereken bir doping maddesidir.
Regarding doping, which are the mineral mixtures that you must not drink?	Doping ile ilgili, içmemen gereken mineral karışımları hangileri?
If he is going to participate in the competition, there are creatine supplements that he must not take more than ten grams of.	Müsabakaya katılacaksa, on gramdan fazla almaması gereken kreatin takviyeleri var.
I wish he hadn't used that banned hormone that he must not use before the competition.	Keşke müsabakadan önce kullanmaması gereken o yasaklı hormonu kullanmasaydı.
This nutrient is a creatine supplement that athletes must not consume too much.	Bu besin, atletlerin fazla tüketmemesi gereken bir kreatin takviyesidir.