biçimlerini

Biçimlerini is a Turkish noun form built from biçim (form, shape, style) and is used to express possession, plurality, and case. It illustrates how Turkish relies on suffix chains to modify nouns rather than separate words. In this form, the base meaning is still related to “forms” or “shapes,” but the word appears in contexts where the forms belonging to someone or something are being discussed and treated as objects.

Morphology and usage

Turkish inflection often combines multiple suffixes in a fixed order. Biçimlerini reflects a sequence that includes: a plural marker (-ler) to produce biçimler (forms), an accusative marker (-i) to indicate a direct object, and a third-person plural possessive suffix (-leri) to show ownership by “them.” The resulting form translates roughly as “their forms” in the accusative case, i.e., as the object of a verb. The exact suffix order can vary in pronunciation and spelling, but the general principle is the chaining of plurality, possession, and case.

Examples

- Biçimlerini değiştirdiler. (They changed their forms.)

- Bu biçimlerini kullanmak istemiyorum. (I don’t want to use these forms.)

- Yazar, kelimelerin biçimlerini irdelemiş durumda. (The author is examining the forms of the words.)

Notes

Biçimlerini is one of several related inflected forms of biçim used in different grammatical roles. Turkish morphology allows long suffix chains, and form-building examples like biçimlerini help illustrate how possession, plurality, and case interact in a single word. See also Turkish morphology and noun inflection.