Karakterlere

Karakterlere is a Turkish inflected form of the noun karakter (character). It is not a separate lexical item, but a case and number form used to mark the indirect object of a sentence, meaning “to the characters” or “for the characters.”

Morphology and form: The base noun karakter takes the plural suffix -ler to form karakterler (the characters). A dative (or allative) suffix -e or -a is then added with vowel harmony, yielding karakterlere. This form expresses direction or recipient with plural referents, as in “to the characters” or “for the characters.” Turkish uses suffixation rather than prepositions to convey these relations.

Usage and examples: Karakterlere is used with verbs that take a dative object, such as göndermek (to send), göstermek (to show), or anlatmak (to tell). For example, “Yazar karakterlere bir mesaj gönderdi” means “The author sent a message to the characters.” Another example is “Karakterlere yönelik eleştiri yapıldı,” where the action targets the characters in plural.

Relation to other forms: Karakterlere contrasts with karaktere (singular dative, “to the character”), karakterler (nominative plural, “the characters”), and karakter (singular, “character”). The Turkish case system relies on suffixes, so the form karakerlere demonstrates both number (plural) and case (dative).

Etymology and usage context: The word karakter entered Turkish from Western European languages, commonly traced to French caractere via other languages. Karakterlere appears in written and spoken Turkish when referring to actions directed at multiple characters in a narrative, script, interface, or other contexts where several characters are the recipients of an action.