Questions & Answers about İyileşmek için her gün bu şurubu içmeli.
Where is the "he" in içmeli?
The verb root is iç- (to drink) and -meli is the suffix for "must" or "should". Because the subject is "he/she/it" (3rd person singular), there is no personal suffix added at the end. If the sentence was about "I", it would be içmeliyim.
Why is the word for syrup written as şurubu instead of şurup?
Two things happen here. First, because the syrup is a specific direct object ("this" syrup), it gets the accusative case suffix -u. Second, when a word ends in p and gets a suffix starting with a vowel, the p softens to a b (consonant mutation). So, şurup + -u becomes şurubu.
How does iyileşmek için translate to "to get well"?
While için usually translates to "for", when you put it right after a verb in its full dictionary form (ending in -mak or -mek), it means "in order to". So iyileşmek için literally means "in order to get well".
Does -meli always mean "must", or can it mean "should"?
The suffix -malı / -meli can mean both "must" (an obligation) and "should" (a strong recommendation). Turkish doesn't have two separate everyday grammar forms for these. Here, because it's medical advice, "must" is the most natural translation, but "should" is also correct.