kelimelere

Kelimelere is the Turkish form meaning “to the words” or “toward the words.” It is the dative plural form built from the noun kelime (word) and shows direction or indirect object in a sentence.

Morphology and usage context: Turkish uses a plural suffix -ler/-lar and a dative suffix -e/-a, with vowel harmony shaping the combined ending. For kelime, the plural is kelimeler, and adding the dative yields kelimelere. Thus kelimelere indicates movement or reference toward a group of words, such as words on a page or in a text. This form appears in sentences describing attention to, focus on, or reference to words, rather than to a single word.

Examples:

- Cümlelerdeki kelimelere odaklanarak anlamı çıkarmaya çalıştı. (He tried to derive the meaning by focusing on the words in the sentences.)

- Metindeki kelimelere bakmak, çeviri sürecinde önemli bir adımdır. (Looking at the words in the text is an important step in the translation process.)

Etymology and related terms: The base kelime comes from Turkish, itself derived from the Arabic kalima meaning “word.” Related terms include kelime (singular: word) and kelimeler (plural: words). The form kelimelere is specifically the dative plural, used to indicate the indirect object or direction toward multiple words.

See also: kelime, kelimeler, Turkish grammar on suffixes, vowel harmony.