kalitesini

Kalitesini is a Turkish noun phrase meaning its quality, formed from kalite (quality) with the third-person possessive suffix -si and the accusative suffix -ni, indicating that the possessed quality is the direct object of the verb. The resulting form kalitesini literally means “its quality” as a definite direct object. The base noun kalite is borrowed from the French qualité, entering Turkish through historical contact and translation.

Morphology and usage

In Turkish, possessive suffixes attach to the noun to show ownership, and case suffixes attach after the possessive form to mark grammatical role. Kalite + si yields kalitesi (its quality); adding the accusative -ni yields kalitesini, which marks the object of a verb. Kalitesini can therefore function in sentences where the quality of something is being evaluated, measured, or discussed as the target of an action.

Examples

Kalitesini beğenmedim. (I didn’t like its quality.) Ürünün kalitesini artırmak için çalışıyoruz. (We are working to improve the product’s quality.) Kalitesini ölçmek için standartlar kullanılır. (Standards are used to measure its quality.)

Notes

Kalitesini is distinct from kalitesi (its quality in nominative/subject position) and kalitesine (to its quality, in dative/benefactive contexts). It is common in product reviews, journalism, and evaluative writing where a thing’s quality is the focal point of the sentence.

See also

Turkish grammar, possessive suffixes, accusative case, Turkish noun phrases, quality (concept).