Takimin

Takimin is the ASCII rendering of the Turkish word takımın, which is the genitive (possessive) form of takım meaning “the team.” In Turkish, takımın is used to express possession or a close association, roughly translating to “the team’s” or “of the team.” The non-diacritic form takimin is commonly seen in text that omits Turkish diacritics.

Morphology and usage

The form takımın is created by adding the possessive suffix to takım. Turkish possessive suffixes change according to vowel harmony and the person or number of the possessor; for the definite third-person singular, the suffix is -ın, resulting in takımın. The plural possessive form is takımların, meaning “the teams’” or “of the teams.” The structure can appear in various positions within a sentence, typically preceding a noun that denotes what belongs to the team: takımın kaptanı (the team’s captain), takımın oyuncuları (the team’s players).

Examples

- Takımın kaptanı liderliği sürüyor. (The team’s captain is continuing leadership.)

- Takımın oyuncuları iyi oynadı. (The team’s players played well.)

- Takımların sezon performansı değerlendirildi. (The teams’ season performance was evaluated.)

Notes

takımın is a common occurrence in everyday Turkish, especially in sports, business, and organizational contexts. In non-diacritic Turkish text, takımın may appear as takimin, though this is orthographically nonstandard and can cause ambiguity for readers familiar with proper Turkish spelling.