Kesintilerinde

Kesintilerinde is a Turkish expression formed from kesinti, meaning interruption or outage, with the plural suffix -ler and the locative suffix -nde. The word is used to indicate a location or time frame related to interruptions, and is most commonly translated as “during the interruptions” or “in the interruptions.” A typical usage is with a preceding noun specifying the type of interruption, such as elektrik kesintileri (power outages), to yield elektrik kesintilerinde (during power outages).

Usage and meaning

Kesintilerinde generally appears in contexts discussing interruptions in services, broadcasts, or events. For example, elektrik kesintilerinde internet bağlantısı kesilebilir translates to “During power outages, the internet connection may be lost.” The form can refer to multiple interruptions (plural kesintiler) and thereby locate the discussion in the midst of those interruptions. The exact sense—whether temporal (during) or locational (in the midst of)—is determined by the surrounding sentence and context.

Linguistic notes

Turkish is an agglutinative language, and kesintilerinde illustrates how multiple suffixes convey number and location on a root noun. The sequence typically involves adding the plural suffix to kesinti to form kesintiler, then attaching the locative suffix to indicate the time or place of the interruptions. Variants such as kesintilerin (of the interruptions) or kesintilere (to the interruptions) demonstrate related grammatical relations using the same root with different suffixes.

See also: kesinti, Turkish suffixes, locative case.