bölgelerin

Bölgelerin is a Turkish genitive plural form of the noun bölge, meaning region. It translates roughly as “of the regions” or “the regions’” and is used to indicate possession, relation, or characteristics that pertain to multiple regions.

Morphologically, the base is bölge (region). Adding the plural suffix -ler yields bölgeler (regions). The genitive suffix -in (with vowel harmony) attaches to the plural to form bölgelerin, indicating possession or association with the regions. The exact vowel in the suffix changes with the last vowel of the stem, giving forms such as -in, -ın, -un, or -ün; in this case, bölgelerin is the common form.

Usage-wise, bölgelerin typically precedes the possessed noun in Turkish, as in bölgelerin iklimi (the climate of the regions) or bölgelerin kaynakları (the regions’ resources). It is a standard way to express that something belongs to or concerns more than one region, without specifying which regions.

Examples:

- Bölgelerin iklimi çeşitlidir. (The climate of the regions is varied.)

- Bölgelerin kaynakları farklıdır. (The regions’ resources are different.)

Related terms include bölge (region), bölgeler (regions), and bölgesel (regional). The form bölgelerin is a common example of how Turkish expresses possessive relationships across multiple entities through genitive marking.