kerestem

Kerestem is a Turkish term formed by the noun kereste, meaning lumber or timber, with the first-person singular possessive suffix -im, producing the meaning “my lumber” or “my plank.” As a possessive construction, kerestem demonstrates how Turkish attaches person-specific endings to nouns to express ownership.

Kereste itself is a common word in Turkish used in carpentry, construction, and wood trade to refer to wooden boards, beams, and similar timber products. Kerestem, therefore, functions as a simple possessive phrase within sentences, indicating that the speaker owns a piece of timber. Because kereste is a mass or uncountable noun in many contexts, the possessive form kerestem is typically used when the speaker is talking about a particular piece of timber in their own possession or in a specific context.

In practice, kerestem appears in everyday Turkish conversations and writings where timber ownership or availability is relevant, such as in workshops, markets, or construction projects. It is not a proper noun or a separate title; capitalization would only occur if used as a name in a fictional or branded context.

See also: Turkish language, Turkish grammar and morphology, kereste.