Hücrelerinin

Hücrelerinin is a Turkish noun phrase meaning “their cells” or “the cells of them.” It is formed by the noun hücre (cell) in its plural form hücreler, combined with the third-person plural possessive suffix -lerinin. In Turkish, possessive and plural information can be built into a single suffix sequence, so hücrelerinin literally marks both that the word refers to cells and that those cells belong to a group already identified in the discourse.

The phrase is commonly used in scientific, medical, and anatomical writing to indicate ownership of cells by a plural subject, such as a group of researchers, organisms, or individuals. The surrounding context specifies which group is being referenced.

Examples:

- Hücrelerinin işlevleri biyolojik olarak önemlidir. (The functions of their cells are biologically important.)

- Araştırma ekibi hücrelerinin çoğalmasını inceledi. (The research team studied the proliferation of their cells.)

- Bu dokuda hücrelerinin dağılımı normalden farklıdır. (In this tissue, the distribution of their cells differs from normal.)

Notes:

- Hücrelerinin is typically attached to the noun and remains uninflected when used as a noun phrase within a sentence. The exact meaning—“their cells” vs. “the cells of them”—is determined by context.

- Turkish grammar allows similar formations for other possessors (e.g., benim hücrelerim for “my cells,” onların hücreleri for “their cells” with alternative suffixal shapes).