Istiyorsunuz

Istiyorsunuz is a Turkish verb form meaning “you want,” used to address one or more people in formal or polite contexts. It is the present tense, second-person plural form of istemek, the verb meaning “to want.” Turkish verbs do not indicate gender, so istiyorsunuz covers both plural and formal singular “you.”

Grammar notes: The stem is istem-, and the present-tense endings attach to it. The standard forms are istiyorum (I want), istiyorsun (you want, informal singular), istiyor (he/she/it wants), istiyoruz (we want), istiyorsunuz (you want, plural or formal singular), and istiyorlar (they want). The istiyorsunuz form signals the subject siz, either explicitly or understood from context.

Usage: Istiyorsunuz is used to express desires or requests. It commonly takes a direct object in the accusative case or a dependent clause. Examples include Ne istiyorsunuz? (What do you want?) and Bu kahveyi istiyorsunuz. (You want this coffee.) The conditional-sense phrase İsterseniz (If you want) is often used to introduce alternatives or offers.

Related forms and notes: The negative form is istemiyorsunuz (you do not want). The verb istemek is frequently used in polite conversation, customer service, and everyday speech to ask what someone would like or to state a preference.