dikkatini

Dikkatini is a Turkish grammatical form used to express “your attention” as a direct object. It is not a standalone lexical item, but a case form built from the noun dikkat (attention) with possessive and accusative suffixes. The form is commonly encountered in everyday Turkish and in written language when a sentence centers on directing or requesting someone’s attention.

Morphology and formation: The base noun is dikkat. For second-person singular possession, Turkish adds the suffix -in to produce dikkatin, meaning “your attention.” To mark it as the direct object, Turkish adds the accusative suffix -i, yielding dikkatini. For plural or formal address, the possessive becomes dikkatiniz, and the accusative suffix makes dikkatinizi. These suffix combinations reflect standard Turkish suffix order: root + possessive + case.

Usage and examples: Dikkatini çekmek means “to attract your attention.” Dikkatini dağıtmak means “to distract your attention.” A common imperatival use is Dikkatini bana çevir, meaning “Turn your attention to me.” Other examples include Dikkatini bir yerde toplamak (to gather your attention in one place) and Dikkatini bana ver (give me your attention). The form is versatile and appears with verbs that take a direct object, with the pronoun’s reference clarified by the suffixes rather than a separate possessive pronoun.

See also: Turkish grammar; Turkish suffixes; Turkish pronouns.