Word
Oda servisi isteyip istemediğinizi belirtmelisiniz.
Meaning
You must state whether or not you want room service.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Oda servisi isteyip istemediğinizi belirtmelisiniz.
oda
room
istemek
to want / to require / to call for
servis
service (maintenance, shuttle, table)
belirtmek
to state / to indicate
Questions & Answers about Oda servisi isteyip istemediğinizi belirtmelisiniz.
How does the "whether or not" structure work in isteyip istemediğinizi?
This is the core structure for indirect yes/no questions! It pairs the positive verb with -(y)ip, followed by the negative verb with the object participle -dik (which softens to -diğ here). So, isteyip (wanting) + istemediğiniz (your not wanting) literally translates to "your wanting or not wanting".
Why is there an extra -i at the very end of istemediğinizi?
That final -i is the accusative case marker. The whole phrase oda servisi isteyip istemediğiniz (whether or not you want room service) is the direct object of the main verb belirtmek (to state). Since the phrase ends with a possessive suffix (-iniz), it is a specific, defined object and must take the accusative case.
Why is it oda servisi instead of just oda servis?
In Turkish, when you join two nouns to create a compound noun (like "room service" or "apple tree"), the second noun must take a possessive suffix. Since servis ends in a consonant, it takes the third-person possessive -i, making it oda servisi.
Can you break down the verb belirtmelisiniz?
The root is belirtmek (to state, specify, or indicate). To this, we add the necessity suffix -meli (must), and finally the personal ending -siniz for "you" (formal/plural). Put together: belirt-meli-siniz (you must state).