makaleye

Makaleye is the dative case form of the Turkish noun makale, meaning article. In Turkish grammar, makaleye marks direction toward or the indirect object of a verb, roughly corresponding to “to the article” in English. The word makale is a loanword in Turkish, derived from Arabic makālah (مقالة), meaning an essay or treatise.

Formation and usage: Turkish uses suffixes to indicate grammatical cases. The dative suffix is -e or -a, chosen by vowel harmony; when the stem ends in a vowel, a linking consonant y is inserted, yielding forms such as makaleye. This form is used with verbs that take a dative object or target, for example in phrases like makaleye bakın (look at the article) or makaleye dikkat edin (pay attention to the article). It can also appear in constructions that refer to directing attention, action, or reference toward the article.

Notes: Makaleye is not a separate concept beyond Turkish grammar; it is simply a morphemic form of makale used in context to indicate the article as the recipient or target of an action. Like other Turkish dative forms, its exact spelling follows vowel harmony rules and occasional consonant linking for ease of pronunciation.

See also: Turkish grammar, Turkish suffixes, Dative case, Turkish loanwords.