Breakdown of Herkes liderin emirlerine itaat etmeliymiş.
herkes
everyone
emir
order (command)
lider
leader
itaat etmek
to obey
Questions & Answers about Herkes liderin emirlerine itaat etmeliymiş.
How does etmeliymiş give us "supposedly must"?
It combines the necessity suffix -meli ("must") with the inferential suffix -miş ("supposedly" or "I heard that"). Because -meli ends in a vowel, we use the buffer letter -y- to connect them, resulting in etmeliymiş. It shows that you are reporting an obligation you heard from someone else.
Why does emirlerine end with the dative suffix -e?
The verb itaat etmek (to obey) always takes the dative case. While in English you "obey someone", in Turkish you "obey to someone or something".
Can you break down all the suffixes on emirlerine?
It forms a genitive-possessive pair with liderin (the leader's). It breaks down as: emir (order) + -ler (plural) + -i (possessive suffix for "his/her") + -n- (buffer letter used after possessive suffixes) + -e (dative case).
If the leader gave only one order, would it be liderin emirine?
No, it would be liderin emrine. The word emir drops its second vowel when a suffix starting with a vowel is attached directly to the root. However, in our sentence, the plural suffix -ler starts with a consonant, so the vowel is safely kept in emirlerine.