makaleleri

Makaleleri is the Turkish plural accusative form of makale, meaning “the articles” as a direct object in a sentence. Turkish lacks a separate definite article, so the accusative suffix -i marks the object as definite in such constructions. The form makaleleri appears when the plural noun makaleler is the target of an action.

Form and usage details: makale means an article or a scholarly paper. Its plural makaleler becomes makaleleri when put in the accusative case to indicate that the articles are being read, studied, cited, etc. Example: Makaleleri okuyorum. — I am reading the articles. The suffix changes with pronunciation and harmony rules, but makaleleri is the standard form for the plural accusative.

Etymology: makale is a Turkish word meaning “article” and is borrowed into Turkish from European languages, with cognates in many languages reflecting the same concept. The plural makaleler and the accusative makaleleri derive from that base noun through regular Turkish pluralization and the accusative suffix.

See also: makale (singular), makaleler (plural), Turkish grammar (accusative case), Turkish noun declensions, definite object marker in Turkish.

Notes: While makaleleri specifically marks the direct object, other cases or possessive phrases would use different endings (for example makalelerin for “their articles” in genitive/possessive constructions). Understanding makaleleri helps illustrate how Turkish uses suffixes to encode number and case without separate articles.