dönümesine

Dönümesine is a Turkish grammatical form that derives from the verb dönmek, meaning to turn or rotate. In Turkish it functions as a nominalized clause or noun phrase, often expressing the act of turning with a specific possessor and case. The form can be analyzed as the gerund with the possessive suffix and a dative ending, yielding a meaning like “to its turning” or, more broadly, “the act of turning (of/for this).”

Morphology and construction: the base is dönmek, the gerund suffix -mesi (or -ması) nominalizes the action, the possessive suffix -si marks the possessor (its), and the dative suffix -ne marks the indirect object or direction “to/for.” The combined form dönümesine therefore expresses a relation such as “to its turning” or “for its turning,” depending on context. This construction is common in formal, technical, or literary Turkish where actions are discussed as abstract entities.

Usage: dönümesine can function as a dependent noun within a larger sentence, often in constructions with verbs that regulate actions toward the turning itself. Examples include: Bu mekanizmanın dönümesine izin verildi. (Permission was granted for the turning of this mechanism.) Dönümesine ilişkin kayıtlar arşivde saklandı. (Records relating to its turning were kept in the archive.) It can also appear in concessive clauses with phrases like dönümesine rağmen, meaning “despite its turning.”

See also: Turkish grammar, gerund, participle, noun clauses, suffixal morphology.