Kilitlerini

Kilitlerini is a Turkish noun form meaning “their locks,” used when referring to locks that belong to a group of people and when those locks are the direct object of the verb. The base word kilit means a lock, such as a door lock or a lock on a container. Kilitlerini is formed by adding Turkish affixes that indicate plurality, possession by a third person plural, and the accusative case.

In practice, kilitlerini functions as a definite direct object phrase within a sentence. For example: Kilitlerini değiştirdiler. This translates to “They changed their locks.” Another example is Kilitlerini kaybettiler. meaning “They lost their locks.” The form thus conveys both ownership (their) and grammatical role as the object.

Usage notes:

- Kilitlerini is typically used when the speaker specifies that the locks belong to a plural third-person group and that the locks are the object of the action.

- The word can appear in various sentences depending on the verb and context, as Turkish allows suffixes to carry both possession and case information.

- Related forms include kilit (the lock), kilitler (the locks, as a plural form in other cases or positions), and kilitten (a rare or context-specific derivative in certain constructions).

See also: kilit, kilitli.