{"id":647,"date":"2025-01-28T14:42:42","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T14:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/?p=647"},"modified":"2025-01-28T14:42:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T14:42:42","slug":"should-must-mali-meli-obligation-turkish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/should-must-mali-meli-obligation-turkish\/","title":{"rendered":"Should &amp; Must (-Mal\u0131\/Meli): Expressing Obligation in Turkish"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among all the grammar you must learn in Turkish, expressing obligation is a useful one! The suffixes <strong>-mal\u0131<\/strong> and <strong>-meli<\/strong> allow you to say &#8220;should&#8221; or &#8220;must&#8221; in a variety of contexts. This article will provide a clear breakdown of their usage, including positive and negative forms, followed by practical examples. <em>Hadi \u00f6\u011frenelim!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Use -Mal\u0131\/Meli in Turkish (Should\/Must)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Positive Usage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>(Verb stem) + <em>mal\u0131\/meli<\/em> + (y) + (personal ending)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The suffixes <strong>-mal\u0131<\/strong> and <strong>-meli<\/strong> are added to the verb root to express necessity or obligation. You pick -mal\u0131 or -meli based on <a href=\"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/vowel-harmony-in-turkish\/\">vowel harmony<\/a>. Here is how they are formed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th>Verb Root<\/th><th>+ -mal\u0131\/meli<\/th><th>+ Personal Ending<\/th><th>Translation<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>git (to go)<\/td><td>gitmeli<\/td><td>gitmeliyim<\/td><td>I should\/must go<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>yap (to do)<\/td><td>yapmal\u0131<\/td><td>yapmal\u0131s\u0131n\u0131z<\/td><td>You should\/must do<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>oku (to read)<\/td><td>okumal\u0131<\/td><td>okumal\u0131y\u0131z<\/td><td>We should\/must read<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Her sabah erken kalkmal\u0131y\u0131m. (I should wake up early every morning.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Daha fazla su i\u00e7melisin. (You should drink more water.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Toplant\u0131ya zaman\u0131nda gitmeliyiz. (We must go to the meeting on time.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Negative Usage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>(Verb stem) + <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ma\/me<\/span> + <em>mal\u0131\/meli<\/em> + (personal ending)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To express that something should <strong>not<\/strong> be done, the negative form is added with the suffix <strong>-ma\/-me<\/strong> before the must\/should suffix (-mal\u0131\/meli):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Verb Root<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>+ -ma\/me + -mal\u0131\/meli<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>+ Personal Ending<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Translation<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>git (to go)<\/td><td>gitmemeli<\/td><td>gitmemeliyim<\/td><td>I should not go<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>yap (to do)<\/td><td>yapmamal\u0131<\/td><td>yapmamal\u0131s\u0131n\u0131z<\/td><td>You should not do<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>oku (to read)<\/td><td>okumamal\u0131<\/td><td>okumamal\u0131y\u0131z<\/td><td>We should not read<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bu kadar fazla tatl\u0131 yememeliyim. (I should not eat this much dessert.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>S\u0131nava haz\u0131rlanmay\u0131 ihmal etmemelisin. (You should not neglect preparing for the exam.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00c7ocuklar bu konuda yalanc\u0131 olmamal\u0131. (Children should not be dishonest about this matter.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions with -Mal\u0131\/Meli<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike <a href=\"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/how-to-ask-questions-in-turkish\/\">standard yes-no questions in Turkish<\/a>, questions with <strong>-mal\u0131<\/strong> or <strong>-meli<\/strong> do not require the particle <strong>mi<\/strong>. Instead, they are formed directly by attaching the suffix to the verb root and phrasing it as a question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Acaba ne yapmal\u0131y\u0131m? (What do I need to do?)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nas\u0131l daha az at\u0131k \u00e7\u0131karmal\u0131s\u0131n\u0131z? (How should you produce less waste?)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hangi yolu izlemeliyiz? (Which path should we follow?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Daily-Life Examples Using -Mal\u0131\/Meli (Must\/Should)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are 10 example sentences showing how to use <strong>-mal\u0131<\/strong> and <strong>-meli<\/strong> in real-life sitatutions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u00c7ok \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmal\u0131s\u0131n. (You must study a lot.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bu kitab\u0131 okumal\u0131y\u0131m. (I should read this book.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Doktora gitmeliyiz. (We must go to the doctor.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ge\u00e7 saatlere kadar oturmamal\u0131s\u0131n. (You should not stay up late.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bu yeme\u011fi yememeliyim. (I should not eat this meal.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Daha dikkatli \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmal\u0131y\u0131z. (We should work more carefully.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00c7evreyi korumak i\u00e7in daha az plastik kullanmal\u0131s\u0131n. (You must use less plastic to protect the environment.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bu konuyu unutmamal\u0131y\u0131z. (We should not forget this issue.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spor yapmak i\u00e7in haftada \u00fc\u00e7 g\u00fcn ay\u0131rmal\u0131s\u0131n. (You should dedicate three days a week to exercising.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Her zaman ba\u015fkalar\u0131n\u0131 ele\u015ftirmemelisin. (You should not always criticize others.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/should-must-mali-meli-obligation-turkish\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permalink to Should &amp; Must (-Mal\u0131\/Meli): Expressing Obligation in Turkish\"><p>Learn how to express obligation in Turkish with the suffixes -mal\u0131\/-meli, translating to &#8220;must&#8221; or &#8220;should&#8221; in English.<\/p>\n<\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":649,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-grammar","h-entry","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Should &amp; Must (-Mal\u0131\/Meli): Expressing Obligation in Turkish<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how to express obligation in Turkish with the suffixes -mal\u0131\/-meli, translating to &quot;must&quot; 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