Misafirlerini

Misafirlerini is a Turkish noun phrase meaning “their guests” when used as the direct object of a sentence. It is formed through a combination of suffixes added to the base word misafir (guest): the plural suffix -ler to yield misafirler (guests), followed by the third-person plural possessive suffix -leri, and the accusative case suffix -i to mark the word as the object. The resulting form misafirlerini reflects both plurality and possession and functions as a definite, accusative noun phrase.

Usage and meaning

In practice, misafirlerini translates to “their guests.” Its exact interpretation depends on context, but the standard reading is that the owner of the guests is a third-person plural subject (they/their). It is commonly used in sentences describing actions performed on or by those guests. For example:

- Onların misafirlerini gördüm. “I saw their guests.”

- Misafirlerini karşılamak için acele ettiler. “They hurried to greet their guests.”

Morphological notes

Turkish attaches multiple suffixes in a chain, and vowel harmony governs the specific forms of each suffix. While misafirlerini is the typical form for “their guests” in the accusative, other possessive and case forms exist for different possessors and syntactic roles (for example, misafirlerimin misafirleri would involve different combinations for “my guests,” etc.).

See also

misafir, misafirperverlik, misafir ağırlama.