gövdeyi

Gövdeyi is the definite accusative form of the Turkish noun gövde, which means body. In Turkish grammar, the direct object of a transitive verb is marked by the accusative suffix, and its form varies according to vowel harmony. For gövde, the appropriate accusative form is gövdeyi, the ending -yi reflecting the front vowel harmony of the noun.

Etymology and form: gövde comes from Turkish and the accusative suffix is one of several -i/-ı/-u/-ü endings used to indicate a definite direct object. The suffix is selected to harmonize with the last vowel of the noun; since gövde ends in the front vowel e, the resulting form is gövdeyi, sometimes written as gövdeyi with a linking y to separate the stem from the suffix.

Usage: Gövdeyi marks the body as the object of the verb in a sentence. It conveys definiteness through the accusative ending, since Turkish does not use articles like in some other languages. Examples include: “Gövdeyi incelediler.” (They examined the body.) and “Gövdeyi yıkadım.” (I washed the body.) The form can appear in various tenses and moods as part of the verb phrase, while gövde remains the base noun.

Notes: The -yi suffix belongs to a set of accusative endings that align with vowel harmony rules in Turkish. Some dialects or stylistic contexts may alter the surrounding morphology, but gövdeyi is the standard form when the direct object is definite.

See also: gövde, Turkish grammar, accusative case, Turkish vowel harmony.