Belgeyi

Belgeyi is a Turkish noun form that means “the document” and functions as a definite direct object in a sentence. The base word belge means document or certificate. In Turkish, direct objects are marked with the accusative suffix -i, -ı, -u, or -ü according to vowel harmony; when the stem ends in a vowel, a linking consonant is often inserted, producing belgeyi.

The use of belgeyi highlights that the speaker assumes the listener knows which document is meant. For example, Belgeyi getir means “Bring the document.” Belgeyi kaybettim means “I lost the document.” The form belgenin can indicate possession (the document’s) in phrases like belgenin geçerlilik süresi, “the validity period of the document.”

Belgeyi coexists with related words such as evrak, another term for documents or records more common in administrative language. Specific types of documents, such as kimlik belgesi (identification document) or pasaport belgesi (passport document), are commonly used in formal contexts.

In Turkish, the word belge appears in various inflected forms beyond belgeyi, including belgenin (the document’s) and belgeler (documents, plural). The direct-object form belgeyi is part of a broader system in which case endings and possessive suffixes govern meaning, definiteness, and attachment to other words.

Etymology for the base term belge traces through Turkish usage in Ottoman and modern Turkish; its exact origins are not definitively established in concise references, but it has long been the standard term for documents in official and everyday Turkish.