Kahveyi

Kahveyi is the Turkish definite direct object form of kahve, meaning “the coffee.” In Turkish grammar, the accusative case marks the direct object of a transitive verb, and the definite form is formed by adding a suffix to the noun. When kahve is used as the object, it commonly appears as kahveyi.

The accusative suffix varies by vowel harmony and may appear as -i, -ı, -u, or -ü. Because the stem kahve ends with the front vowel e, the suffix takes the form -yi, and the word becomes kahveyi. When a stem ends in a vowel, Turkish normally inserts a linking consonant y before the suffix, producing kahveyi instead of kahve-i. The result kahveyi reflects both vowel harmony and the linking rule.

Usage: The form marks the coffee as a definite object of a verb. Examples: Kahveyi içiyorum = I am drinking the coffee. Kahveyi bana ver = Give me the coffee. Bir kahve içmek istiyorum uses an indefinite object and does not take the accusative suffix.

Notes: Turkish noun morphology is agglutinative; a single noun can bear multiple suffixes in longer phrases. Kahveyi illustrates how the language marks definiteness and direct object. In modern Turkish, the form is common in everyday speech and writing.