Sebzeyi

Sebzeyi is the Turkish accusative form of the noun sebze, meaning vegetable. It marks the definite direct object in a sentence and is used when the speaker refers to a specific vegetable (or a definite portion of vegetables) as the object of a transitive verb.

Morphology and usage

In Turkish, direct objects are marked with the suffix -i (with vowel harmony) and a linking consonant y is inserted between the stem and the suffix when the stem ends in a vowel. For sebze, the resulting form is sebzeyi. The plural form follows the same pattern: sebzeler becomes sebzeleri when the direct object is plural and definite. These forms do not correspond to a separate article; definiteness is conveyed through the accusative suffix and context.

Pronunciation and form

Sebzeyi is pronounced with the linking sound and the -i suffix: sebze-yi, often realized as [sebˈzeji]. The stress tends to fall on the syllable before the suffix, as is common in Turkish noun phrases.

Examples

Sebzeyi yıkadım. I washed the vegetable. Sebzeyi marketten aldım. I bought the vegetable from the market. Sebzeleri pişirecek misin? Will you cook the vegetables? In context, sebzeyi refers to a specified vegetable, while sebzeleri would refer to specific vegetables.

Relation to related forms

Sebze is the base noun meaning vegetable. Its plural is sebzeler, and its plural accusative is sebzeleri. The form sebzeyi is one of several Turkish noun-case forms that encode both object function and definiteness without a separate article.