cümledeki

Cümledeki is a Turkish grammatical form meaning “the one in the sentence” or “in the sentence.” It is a compound derived from cümle (sentence) plus the locative suffix -de (in) and the relative suffix -ki, which together create a postnominal modifier that can qualify a noun to denote an element located within a sentence (for example, cümledeki hata, “the error in the sentence”).

Function and placement: Cümledeki acts as an attributive modifier that precedes the noun it modifies (as in cümledeki hata). It specifies that the noun refers to something found inside the sentence rather than elsewhere. It is commonly used in grammatical explanations, linguistic descriptions, and language-learning materials to draw attention to sentence-internal elements such as words, phrases, or punctuation.

Examples include: “Cümledeki kelimeyi bulun” (Find the word in the sentence); “Cümledeki hata dikkat çekicidir” (The error in the sentence is conspicuous); “Cümledeki öge, anlatımın akışını etkiler” (The element in the sentence affects the flow of expression).

Notes: The -de/-da locative marker indicates location, while -ki conveys the sense of “the one that is in…”. The construction is common in Turkish grammar; it should not be confused with cümle içindeki, a similar phrase formed with the preposition içinde (“inside the sentence”), which has a more location-focused nuance but a similar function.