Okuyucuda

Okuyucuda is a Turkish term formed as the locative case of the noun okuyucu, meaning "reader." The locative suffix -da indicates location or position, so okuyucuda literally translates to "in the reader" or "at the reader." It is used to express that an action, feeling, or effect occurs within or toward the reader, often in literary, rhetorical, or linguistic contexts.

In practice, okuyucuda functions as a locative complement describing where an impression or influence is felt. For example: Bu pasaj okuyucuda merak uyandırdı. ("This passage aroused curiosity in the reader.") Another example: Metnin bu bölümünde anlatılan olaylar okuyucuda belirsizlik hissi yarattı. ("The events described in this section created a sense of uncertainty in the reader.") It can also appear in linguistic analysis to discuss how a text acts upon an imagined reader or how reader-relative effects are expressed in Turkish.

Etymology and form: okuyucuda is derived from okuyucu ("reader") plus the locative suffix -da. It is distinct from okumak or okuyucuya ("to the reader"), which uses the dative case to denote the indirect object. The locative use highlights the location of an experiential state rather than an accruing direction.

See also: Turkish grammar, locative case, dative case, reader in Turkish literature.