öznesi

öznesi is a Turkish linguistic term used to refer to the subject of a sentence or clause. It is formed from the noun özne (subject) with the third-person singular possessive suffix -si, and is commonly used in grammatical analysis to denote the subject in noun phrases that discuss sentence structure.

In Turkish grammar, the basic designation for the subject remains özne. The form öznesi occurs when the subject is being referenced as a possessor or as the entity to which a property or relation is attributed. For example, in the sentence Bu cümlenin öznesi kedidir, the phrase öznesi marks that kedidir is describing the subject of the sentence. The construction can be extended with further possessive or case-inflected elements as the surrounding syntax requires.

Functionally, öznesi serves as a referential form within noun phrases rather than as a standalone lexical item used in everyday speech. It appears more frequently in linguistic explanations, grammar handbooks, and language teaching materials, where precise references to sentence components are needed.

See also: Özne, yüklem, cümle, Turkish grammar.