makinelerin

Makinelerin is the genitive plural form of makine, the Turkish word for machine. It means “of the machines” or “the machines’” and is used to indicate possession or a close relationship between machines and another noun. The form appears in phrases such as makine, makinenin, makinelerin, where the plural makinaler is followed by a genitive suffix to show ownership or association.

Morphology and usage context: Turkish expresses possession through a combination of number and person suffixes attached to the noun. Makineler (machines) becomes makinelerin when the genitive/possessive connection is needed, for example in phrases like the maintenance or parts of the machines: makinelerin bakımı (the machines’ maintenance) or makinelerin parçaları (the machines’ parts). The construction is common in technical writing, reporting, and descriptions of equipment, facilities, and industrial processes. In Turkish, possessive and case endings attach to the noun (and to the plural form) and are governed by vowel harmony, so the overall form remains makinelere, makinelerin, and related variations depending on context.

Examples and semantics: Makinelerin bakımı önemlidir. (The machines’ maintenance is important.) Bu projede makinelerin parçaları değiştirilmiştir. (In this project, the machines’ parts have been replaced.) Makinelerin güvenliği her zaman önceliklidir. (The safety of the machines is always prioritized.) Etymology and evolution: makine originates from the French word machine, adopted into Turkish through Ottoman Turkish. Today makineneler and its genitive forms are standard in modern Turkish for indicating possession or association with multiple machines.

See also: Turkish grammar, possession, genitive constructions, Turkish morphology.