-meli

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Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Suffix[edit]

preceding vowel
A / I / O / U E / İ / Ö / Ü
-malı -meli

-meli

  2. 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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