istemesi

İstemesi is a Turkish noun form derived from the verb istemek, meaning to want or to wish. The term typically translates to “the act of wanting” or “the wish/desire to do something.” In Turkish, nominalizing suffixes such as -mesi/-mesi are used to convert verbs into abstract nouns, allowing istemek to yield istemesi as a noun that can denote a desire or intention.

Morphology and usage are central to understanding istemesi. The -mesi suffix turns the verb into a noun that expresses the fact or act of the verb’s action. The form istemesi can then be used in clauses to refer to the subject’s desire or to describe a general tendency toward wanting something. In possessive constructions, istemesi can indicate whose desire is being referred to, as in phrases meaning “his/her/its wish” depending on the surrounding context and inflection. Because of its abstract semantics, istemesi is more common in formal, literary, or analytical Turkish than in everyday speech.

In practice, istemesi often appears in discussions of intention, motivation, or decision-making. It can function as a subject or object within a sentence, and it frequently appears in legal, philosophical, or narrative texts that address what someone wants or intends to do. While it is a standard grammatical formation, its exact interpretation relies on surrounding words and context.

See also: Turkish grammar, nominalization, -mesi suffix, istemek.