Bitkilere

Bitkilere is a Turkish word that functions as the dative plural form of bitki, meaning plants. It is used to indicate that something is directed toward the plants or is intended for them, such as when giving care, attention, or resources to the plants.

Morphology and formation: The base word bitki forms the plural bitkiler with the suffix -ler (bitki + ler). To express the dative case, Turkish adds the suffix -e or -a depending on vowel harmony; with bitkiler the dative plural becomes bitkilere. Thus bitkilere can be translated as “to the plants” or “for the plants.” This illustrates how Turkish stacks suffixes to modify meaning through number and case.

Usage: Bitkilere appears in everyday Turkish to mark the indirect object of verbs. Examples include: Bitkilere su verildi. (Water was given to the plants.) Bitkilere bakım yapılması gerekir. (Care must be taken for the plants.) Bitkilere dikkat göstermek bahçenin sağlığı için önemlidir. (Paying attention to the plants is important for the garden’s health.) The form demonstrates the language’s agglutinative nature, where a sequence of suffixes attaches to a base word to convey precise grammatical information.

Notes: Bitkilere is one of many forms produced by Turkish suffixes, combining plural and dative markers through vowel harmony. Other nouns follow similar patterns, with the specific suffix shape determined by the final vowels of the stem.

See also: Turkish grammar, Turkish suffixes, Dative case, Plural suffixes, Turkish language.