Giysileri

Giysileri is a Turkish noun form that means “their clothes” or “the clothes of them.” It is built from giysi (garment, clothing) with the plural suffix -ler to form giysiler (garments) and with the possessive/third-person plural ending -leri, which marks possession by a third-person plural subject. In use, giysileri can function as the subject or the object of a sentence, depending on the verb and context.

In everyday Turkish, giysileri is typically used when referring to clothing belonging to a group or to people other than the speaker. To make the ownership explicit, Turkish usually accompanies the noun with a possessive pronoun such as onların (their) before or after the noun, but giysileri can also stand alone in more context-dependent sentences.

Usage notes:

- When describing ownership by a third person plural, giysileri conveys “their clothes.” For clarity, it is common to accompany it with a determiner like onların.

- Giysileri may appear in a range of syntactic positions, including as the subject or as a direct object, depending on the verb and the sentence structure.

Example sentences:

- Onların giysileri temiz ve ütülüydü. (Their clothes were clean and ironed.)

- Giydiği giysileri temizledi. (He cleaned the clothes he wore.)

- Giysileriyle dikkat çekti. (They drew attention with their clothes.)

Related terms include giysi (singular garment) and giysiler (garments, plural without the possessive ending in a standalone form).