Hikâyeye

Hikâyeye is the dative form of the Turkish noun hikâye, meaning story. In Turkish grammar, the -e suffix marks direction toward or a target of an action, so hikâyeye is used when referring to movement toward a story, focus on the story, or engagement with the narrative. It appears in phrases such as hikâyeye odaklanmak, meaning to focus on the story, or hikâyeye göre, meaning according to the story. The form serves as a prepositional or indirect-object element rather than a simple noun phrase.

Etymology and usage context: hikâye originates from Persian hikāya (story, tale) and entered Turkish with related spellings. The dative variant hikâyeye reflects Turkish vowel harmony and suffixation rules. In continuous writing, some texts drop diacritics, yielding hikayeye or hikaye’ye in nonstandard forms, but hikâyeye is the standard orthography in properly diacriticated Turkish.

Function in sentences: hikâyeye often co-occurs with verbs of attention, narration, or interpretation. It can denote the target of an action (aimed at the story), the subject to which something pertains, or a thematic reference point for discussion or analysis. The exact meaning is determined by the surrounding verb and the broader syntactic construction.

Notes: As a grammatical form, hikâyeye is not a separate lexical entry about a concept; rather, it is the inflected form of hikâye used for directional or indirect-object purposes. In Turkish literature and linguistic discussions, it may appear in discussions of case, verb valence, or narrative analysis.

See also: Turkish grammar, Turkish cases, hikâye.