diziyi

Diziyi is a Turkish word formed as the accusative, definite object form of dizi, a noun that means a sequence or series, and in modern use is commonly used to refer to a television series. The term conveys the idea of a particular, identifiable series rather than any generic series.

Etymology and usage context: Dizi, meaning sequence or line, has been extended in contemporary Turkish to refer to TV programs in a series or program format. Diziyi, as the definite direct object, marks that the speaker is talking about “the series” as the object of the action. Turkish uses suffixes to indicate both case and definiteness, and when the stem ends in a vowel, a linking consonant -y- is inserted before the accusative suffix, producing diziyi from dizi.

Morphology and grammar: Diziyi is formed by adding the accusative suffix -i to dizi and inserting the linking -y- because the stem ends with a vowel. This results in diziyi for “the series” as a direct object. The base word in other forms includes bir dizi (a series) for indefinite reference, diziler (series plural), and dizinin (the series’ / of the series) in possessive constructions.

Usage notes: Diziyi is used when a speaker specifies a particular series as the object of a verb, as in izledim diziyi (I watched the series) or tavsiye eder misin diziyi? (Can you recommend the series?). The more general term for a TV series remains dizi; diziyi specifically marks a definite direct object.

See also: dizi, diziler, Turkish grammar, Turkish defnite object suffix.