Kendisinde

Kendisinde is a Turkish grammatical form derived from the reflexive pronoun kendisi and the locative suffix -de, yielding “in himself/herself/itself” or, more broadly, “within one’s own being.” It is used to indicate that a property, feeling, or potential resides inside the subject rather than being external.

Grammar: Kendisi is the third-person reflexive pronoun. When combined with the locative suffix -de, it creates kendisinde, literally “in himself/herself.” This pattern exists for other persons with corresponding forms: kendimde (in me), kendinde (in you), kendimizde (in us), kendinizde (in you all), kendilerinde (in them).

Usage: Kendisinde is common in narrative and formal prose, but also appears in spoken Turkish to express inner qualities or intrinsic attributes. It can appear with predicates and nouns to indicate the location of a trait within the subject: for example, “Kendisinde yatan potansiyeli fark etti” — “He noticed the potential that lies within himself.” It can also convey inner agency, as in “Kendisinde bu güç var” — “There is power within himself.”

Related terms: Kendisi, kendine, kendi. The form reflects Turkish reflexive-pronoun systems and its capacity to localize abstract qualities in space, metaphorically projecting inner states into a location.