1. Must
The best counterpart in Turkish for the meaning of necessity that is given with 'must' in English is the suffix '-meli'. The skeleton for using a verb with this suffix is as follows:
verb-meli-to be
I must go --> git-meli-im --> gitmeliyim (note the use of the fusion consonant y)
We must study --> çalışmalıyız (note that the suffix -meli becomes -malı due to the major vowel harmony)
You must sit down (plural) --> oturmalısınız
You must go home now. --> Şimdi eve gitmelisin.
We can show how to express the necessity of a verb the for different cases of person:
|
Personal Pronoun
| Suffix |
| Ben | -meliyim |
| Sen |
-melisin
|
| O | -meli |
| Biz | -meliyiz |
| Siz | -melisiniz |
| Onlar | -meliler |
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