gücüne

Gücüne is a Turkish grammatical form that functions as the dative form of güç (power) with a possessive ending, translating roughly as “to your power” or “to his/her/its power.” It commonly appears in phrases where the speaker or subject relies on strength, authority, or influence and is often found with verbs that take a dative object, such as güvenmek (to trust) or dayanmak (to rely).

In usage, gücüne occurs in constructions that express dependence on or confidence in one’s own strength or in someone else’s power. A typical example is gücüne güvenmek, meaning “to trust in your/one’s own power.” Another is gücüne dayanmak, meaning “to depend on your/one’s strength.” The form can also appear in descriptive or exhortative contexts, including prose, poetry, and everyday speech, where the notion of empowerment or reliance on power is central.

Linguistically, gücüne illustrates Turkish agglutination: a noun (güç) combines with possessive and the dative affix to yield a form that marks indirect relationship to the action or state described by the accompanying verb. The exact vowel harmony and suffix order reflect standard Turkish morphology, and the phrase is productive in both formal and informal registers.

See also: güç, güvenmek, dayanmak, Turkish grammar.