Profesyoneli

Profesyoneli is a Turkish word formed from the adjective profesyonel, meaning "professional," and the accusative suffix -i, which marks the definite direct object. In Turkish sentences, profesyoneli translates roughly as "the professional" when the noun is the object of the verb. The base term profesyonel denotes a person who belongs to a profession or something characterized by professional quality.

Etymology and usage: The Turkish profesyonel is a loan from French professionnel or Latin professio via French, incorporated into Turkish to express ideas related to occupation and expertise. The inflected form profesyoneli is used when the speaker refers to a specific, definite professional as the object of an action. Examples include: Profesyoneli gördüm (I saw the professional) and Profesyoneli dinlediler (They listened to the professional).

Role in Turkish grammar: The accusative suffix -i attaches to nouns to indicate a definite direct object, with phonological adjustments possible in other contexts. While profesyonel is common as an adjective and as a general noun for "professional," the form profesyoneli appears primarily in discourse when a definite professional is being referred to as the object of a verb. In everyday Turkish, more general references to professionals are typically made using profesyonel or related nouns without inflection for definiteness.

See also: professionalism, Turkish grammar, loanwords in Turkish.