Sepetteki

Sepetteki is a Turkish term that functions as a determiner meaning “in the basket” or “the one in the basket.” It is used to describe items located physically in a basket or, in modern contexts, in a shopping cart on e-commerce platforms. The word can also refer to a group of items that are currently set aside for later action, akin to “the items in the cart.”

Morphology and usage: sepetteki is formed from sepet (basket) with the locative suffix -te, yielding sepette, and the suffix -ki that creates a relative or determinative form. The result behaves as an adjective-like modifier that precedes a noun: sepetteki ürünler (the products in the cart), sepetteki meyve (the fruit in the basket). Turkish adjectives do not change for number, so the head noun carries the plurality if needed (ürünler). The phrase can also be used as a pronoun in the plural form sepettekiler (the ones in the basket).

Contexts and examples: In everyday language, sepetteki is used for physical baskets or containers, such as “Sepetteki ekmek taze mi?” (Is the bread in the basket fresh?). In online shopping, it is common to describe items in a digital cart: “Sepetteki ürünler bugün indirimde.” The term also appears in written Turkish to specify the location of items, for example, “Sepetteki meyveler sağlıklı görünüyor” (The fruit in the basket looks healthy).

Related forms: For references to the group of items, one may use sepettekiler (the ones in the basket). The root sepet remains a stable base for related phrases describing location or possession.

See also: sepet, Turkish grammar on locative constructions, Turkish relative suffix -ki.