I have a question please

I know: dememek - not to say

demedim - I didnt say (smth)

but I wonder if demedim can be used in interogative sentences, such as

didnt I say smth ( I said it, have you forgot it)

I mean, in current speaking, can be used demedim instead of demedim mi, by simply using intonation...

çok teşekkürler

Possible in theory but it´s very very very unlikely to hear it from a native speaker.

anladım sağol...

"mi" question paricles is such a handy thing that it makes intonation almost unnecessary. Every language should have one something like that. It´s a common feature between Chinese (Mandarin, not sure about Cantonese). Must be an old borrowing between those two.

However in Cyprus, intonation takes over it. Maybe it´s more likely to hear it when in Cyprus.

çok teşekkürler

" Sana .... demedim mi?"

"Didn´t I tell you not to ...." is a favourite phrase of teachers and mothers when scolding their child for falling over/ getting dirty or other forms of trouble that toddlers get into when they are exploring the world and ignoring the sensible advice they receive from an adult!

Ignoring the mi makes it a negative statement, not a question. "I didn´t say". The meaning is totally different.

As si++ says, in Cyprus they have the English habit of turning a statement into a question by raising the voice at the end. "You going to the club tonight" - if raise the voice at the end means "Are you going to the club tonight?"