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kendinize iyi bak
1.       denizli
970 posts
 19 Dec 2017 Tue 07:10 pm

Is kendinize iyi bak wrong?

For example if I mean plural (i.e. kendiniz) but not formal (i.e. bak).

2.       qdemir
811 posts
 19 Dec 2017 Tue 07:33 pm

... bakın (IF)

... bakınız (F)

3.       denizli
970 posts
 19 Dec 2017 Tue 07:47 pm

 

Quoting qdemir

... bakın (IF)

... bakınız (F)

 

I´m just a little confused. Acording to this http://www.turkishlanguage.co.uk/imperative.htm :

 

verb stem (IF)

verb stem + ın (F)

verb stem + ınız (very formal/public request)



Edited (12/19/2017) by denizli
Edited (12/19/2017) by denizli
Edited (12/19/2017) by denizli

4.       qdemir
811 posts
 20 Dec 2017 Wed 01:44 pm

The verb should take -ın (IF), or -ınız (F) to agree with the 2nd person plural reflexive pronoun kendinize .

 

Notice the difference:

 

Kendine  iyi bak.           (NOT ...bakın or bakınız.)

Kendinize  iyi bakın(ız).   (NOT ...bak.)



Edited (12/20/2017) by qdemir

5.       denizli
970 posts
 20 Dec 2017 Wed 06:44 pm

Thanks!

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