etleri

Etleri is a Turkish grammatical form that denotes possession of meat by a plural subject. It is formed from the noun et (meat) with Turkish plural and possessive suffixes, yielding etler (meats) and then the third-person plural possessive suffix -leri, producing etleri. In effect, etleri translates to their meat or their meats, depending on context. It is not a separate lexical item; it is an inflected noun phrase used to indicate ownership by more than one person or group.

Formation and morphology: starting from et (meat), the plural suffix -ler is added to form etler (meats). The possessive suffix for third-person plural, -leri, is then attached, resulting in etleri. Turkish suffixes follow a fixed order, and vowel harmony determines the exact form of the suffixes.

Usage: etleri appears in sentences where meat is possessed by multiple people. It can function as a subject or an object within a clause, depending on word order and case. In many contexts, the surrounding nouns and verbs clarify whether the reference is to a particular set of meats or to meat in a broader sense belonging to a group.

Examples:

- Onların etleri çok taze. (Their meats are very fresh.)

- Bu yemeğin etleri özenle hazırlanmıştı. (The meats for this dish were prepared with care.)

See also: Turkish grammar, possessive suffixes, Turkish plural suffix -ler. Keep in mind that etleri is primarily a grammatical inflection; it is not typically used as a stand-alone noun with a separate lexical meaning beyond “their meat/meats.”