-meli

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـملى (ـمالى (-malı), ـمه‌لى (-meli)).

Suffix
preceding vowel
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-malı -meli

-meli

  1. forms the necessitative mood must, shall, should
    Deneyin sonuçlarını derhal öğrenmeliyim.
    I need to know the results of the experiment immediately.
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