kaplarda

Kaplarda is a Turkish locative plural form meaning “in the containers” or “inside the lids.” It is formed from the noun kap (container, lid) with the plural suffix -lar, followed by the locative suffix -da, resulting in kaplar + da = kaplarda. The form illustrates how Turkish stacks suffixes to encode both number and location, with vowel harmony governing whether the suffix appears as -da (after back vowels) or -de (after front vowels). Since kap ends with the back vowel a, the locative suffix is -da, producing kaplarda.

Usage of kaplarda centers on describing location with multiple containers. It is appropriate when referring to objects being inside several containers rather than a single container. For example: Gıdalar kaplarda saklandı. Translation: The foods were stored in the containers. In contrast, for a single container you would use kapta (in the container).

Related forms include kaplar (containers, plural) and kapta (in the container, singular). The construction showcases Turkish agglutination, where affixes attach in a fixed order: root + number marker + case marker. Kaplarda is common in everyday Turkish, especially in contexts involving storage, packaging, or inventory.