Turkish

<p>
	In this lesson, you will learn about the obligation suffix <strong>-mElİ</strong>.
	This suffix is generally translated as <strong>must</strong> or <strong>should</strong>.
	It is used to convey (surprise surprise) necessity or obligation.
	It can also convey the meaning of how things generally should be done.
</p>

<table class="ui celled definition table">
    <thead>
        <tr>
            <th>Obligation and necessity</th>
            <th>Singular</th>
            <th>Plural</th>
        </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
        <tr>
            <td>First person</td>
            <td>git-<strong>mElİ</strong>-y-İm</td>
            <td>git-<strong>mElİ</strong>-y-İz</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Second person</td>
            <td>git-<strong>mElİ</strong>-sİn</td>
            <td>git-<strong>mElİ</strong>-sİnİz</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Third person</td>
            <td>git-<strong>mElİ</strong></td>
            <td>git-<strong>mElİ</strong>-lEr</td>
        </tr>
    </tbody>
</table>

<p>
	Translation: I/you/we/he/she/it/they should go.
</p>

<p>
	This suffix can combine with other tenses, which will be explained in later lessons.
</p>

The obligation and necessity suffix

noun

adjective

determiner

verb

adverb

postposition

interjection

conjunction

pronoun

sentence

phrase

Unknown

NOUN - vowel harmony, consonant harmony

NOUN - vowel harmony, no consonant harmony

NOUN - no vowel harmony, consonant harmony

NOUN - no vowel harmony, no consonant harmony

VERB - intransitive, passive

VERB - intransitive, non-passive

VERB - transitive, non-causative

VERB - transitive, causative

VERB - ablative

VERB - dative

VERB - locative

VERB - accusative

VERB - intransitive, reciprocal

VERB - intransitive, reflexive

VERB - auxiliary

Word	Avukatın sağlığı için bakkal ölmeli mi?
Meaning	Must the grocer die for the health of the lawyer?
Part of speech	sentence
Pronunciation
Course	Turkish
Lesson	The obligation and necessity suffix

to die	ölmek
lawyer; advocate; attorney	avukat
health	sağlık
for, in order to	için
grocer^PERSON	bakkal

Turkish - Avukatın sağlığı için bakkal ölmeli mi?

Breakdown of Avukatın sağlığı için bakkal ölmeli mi?

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