kimsenin
Kimsenin is a Turkish word that functions as the genitive form of kimse, meaning nobody's or no one's. It is used to indicate possession or association by nobody, and it often appears in negative statements or possessive phrases.
Morphology and usage: Kimsenin is formed by adding the genitive suffix to kimse. Turkish uses vowel harmony,
- Bu kitap kimsenin değildir. (This book is not anyone’s.)
- Bu araba kimsenin değildir. (This car is not anyone’s.)
- Kimsenin hatası değildir. (It is not anyone’s fault.)
- Kimsenin sabrını zorlama. (Do not test anyone’s patience.)
Notes: Kimsenin is often contrasted with kimse (nobody) and with hiç kimse (nobody, not any one person).
See also: kimse, hiç kimse, genitive case in Turkish, Turkish possessive suffixes. This term is a standard