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Necessity
Just like in English, there are a number of
ways to express need in Turkish, such as 'I need to.....', 'I have
to.....' and 'I must......'.
'Meli' = 'must'
To
make a sentence using this word, such as 'i must go', you must
follow this formula;
verb + -meli/mal - + personal 'to be'
suffix
examples
git +
meli + yim = gitmeliyim = i must go
gel +
meli + sin = gelmelisin = you (singular/familiar) must
come
gelmeli = he/she/it must come
gelmeliyiz = we must come
gelmelisiniz = you (plural/polite) must come
gelmeliler = they must come
'Lazm' =
'have to'
To
make a sentence using this word, such as 'i have to go',
you must follow this formula;
verb + -me/ma- + personal possessive suffix + 'lazm'
examples
git +
me + m + lazm = 'gitmem lazm' = 'i
have to go'
gel +
me + n + lazm = 'gelmen lazm' =
'you have to come'
kal +
ma + mz + lazm = 'kalmamz
lazm' = 'we have to stay'
To
make these sentences into negative questions, such as 'I don't have
to go', add 'de il' after 'lazm'
examples
gitmem lazm deil = i don't have to
go
olman
lazm deil = you don't have to
be
In
order to express a need for yourself or someone else, the person or
thing who is in need takes the dative suffix '-(y)e/a'.
examples
bana
araba lazm = i need a car
sana
para lazm = you need money
sana
araba lazm m? = do you need a
car?
'gerek' can be used instead
of 'lazm' to
express a need, however it is used differently
than 'azm' as
it is used in the present continuous tense.
examples
gelmem gerekiyor = i have to come
gelmem gerekmiyor = i don't have to come
olman
gerekiyor = you have to be
Test Yourself!
Using the following vocabulary, translate the
sentences below from English to Turkish.
gel -
come
git -
go
gör -
see
bak -
look
iç -
drink
kal -
stay
ko - run
water -
su
burada
- here
oraya -
to there
ev -
house
araba -
car
example
- i must stay =
kalmal
ym
1) i
must drink water - __________________
2) you
must go there - ________________
3) we have to see - ________________ (use
'gerek')
4) we
have to run - __________________
(use 'lazm')
5) i
don't have to go there - _________________
6) i
need a house - _____________________
7) you
need a car - ____________________
8) do
you need a house? - ___________________
Translate the following sentences from Turkish to
English.
example
- oraya ko
mam lazm = i
have to run there
1)
burada
kalman lazm - _____________________
2) bana
araba lazm - _______________________
3)
görmeli - _____________________
4) bakmal
sn -
________________
5) su
içmeliler - _____________________
6)
gelmem laz
m m? -
_______________________
7)
gitmemiz laz
m deil -
_________________
8)
oraya komam gerekiyor -
____________________
Answers
1) i
must drink water - su
içmeliyim
2) you
must go there - oraya
gitmelisin
3) we have to see - görmemiz
gerekiyor
4) we have to run - ko
mam
z lazm
5) i
don't have to go there - oraya
gitmem laz
m deil
6) i
need a house - bana
ev lazm
7) you
need a car - sana
araba lazm
8) do
you need a house? - sana
ev laz
m m?
1)
burada
kalman lazm - you have to stay
here
2) bana
araba lazm - i need a
car
3)
görmeli - he must see
4) bakmal
sn - you must look
5) su
içmeliler - they must drink
water
6)
gelmem laz
m m? - do i have to come?
7)
gitmemiz laz
m deil - we don't have to go
8)
oraya komam gerekiyor - i
have to run there
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