Geçmilerini

Geçmilerini is a Turkish noun form meaning "their pasts." It is formed by combining geçmiş (past) with the plural suffix -ler/-lar to yield geçmişler, the third-person plural possessive suffix -leri to indicate ownership by they, and the accusative suffix -i to mark it as the definite direct object. The result, geçmilerini, means "their pasts" as a defined object in a sentence.

The term is typically used in literary, historical, or narrative contexts to refer to the set of past events experienced by a group or by multiple individuals. It can denote collective memory or the personal histories of several people. In everyday speech, speakers more commonly use geçmişleri or onların geçmişi depending on context; geçmilerini is specifically an object form, and it signals that the pasts are being discussed or acted upon as a direct object.

Examples:

- Topluluk geçmilerini anlatmaya karar verdi. (The community decided to tell about their pasts.)

- Geçmilerini hatırlamak, eski üyeler için önemli bir süreçti. (Remembering their pasts was an important process for the former members.)

Geçmilerini illustrates Turkish’s agglutinative morphology, where multiple affixes attach to a base word to express number, possession, and case within a single form. It is most appropriate in contexts involving memory, history, or personal histories of groups.