Reported Necessity: -mAlIymIş
When you hear rumors about strict rules or relay an order, Turkish combines the necessity suffix -mAlI (must / should) with the reported past suffix -mIş (supposedly / I heard that).
Because -mAlI ends in a vowel, it always takes the buffer y, creating -malıymış or -meliymiş ("supposedly must" or "allegedly required to").
| After entering the organization, all of them supposedly must swear an oath. | Örgüte girdikten sonra hepsi yemin etmeliymiş. |
| Everyone supposedly must obey the leader's orders. | Herkes liderin emirlerine itaat etmeliymiş. |
Relaying First-Person Orders
Add standard personal endings directly to -mAlIymIş to describe what you or we are supposedly required to do (-mAlIymIşIm, -mAlIymIşIz). This is commonly used when repeating instructions passed down by a superior.
| We supposedly must gather at night for the sacred ritual. | Kutsal ayin için gece toplanmalıymışız. |
| I supposedly must wear the robe all the time and hide the symbol. | Cübbeyi her zaman giymeliymişim ve sembolü saklamalıymışım. |
Forbidden Acts: Negative Reported Necessity
To report that an action is strictly forbidden, place the negative suffix -mA directly after the verb stem: verb + mA + mAlIymIş.
For example, sormak (to ask) becomes sormamalıymış (supposedly must not ask).
| We supposedly must not ask anything about the leader of the organization. | Örgütün lideri hakkında hiçbir şey sormamalıymışız. |
| In the temple, we supposedly must not obey anyone other than the leader. | Tapınakta liderden başka kimseye itaat etmemeliymişiz. |
| None of them supposedly must talk about the ritual in the temple. | Hiçbiri tapınakta ayinden bahsetmemeliymiş. |
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