listelerin

Listelerin is a Turkish grammatical form that means “of the lists” or “the lists’.” It is formed by taking liste (list), adding the plural suffix -ler to make listeler (the lists), and then attaching the genitive/possessive suffix -in to indicate possession or association, yielding listelerin. Turkish uses a chain of suffixes to express complex relations, and -in (with its vowel-harmony variants -ın, - in, -un, -ün) marks the genitive relationship in this construction.

Usage of listelerin appears in phrases that express possession or relation to multiple lists. Examples include listelerin içeriği (the content of the lists), listelerin amacı (the purpose of the lists), and listelerin karşılaştırılması (the comparison of the lists). In each case, listelerin functions as the noun phrase that specifies what belongs to or relates to the lists, while the head noun carries its own suffix for number or case as needed (for instance, içeriği). The form is particularly common in written Turkish for discussing documentation, inventories, checklists, or any set of multiple lists.

Related forms include listenin (the list’s) for the singular possessive/genitive, and liste (list) as the base noun. The possessive/genitive system of Turkish requires attention to vowel harmony; the exact shape of the suffix can vary (in, ın, un, ü n) depending on the preceding vowels. Overall, listelerin is a standard example of how Turkish encodes possession and plurality together within a noun phrase.