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

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

Turkish

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