merdivenlerinde

Merdivenlerinde is a Turkish inflected form derived from merdiven (staircase). It translates roughly as “in their staircases” and is used to indicate location associated with staircases belonging to someone or something previously specified. The form results from a chain of suffixes that Turkish uses to express number, possession, and location: merdiven (staircase) plus -ler (plural) to make merdivenler (staircases), plus a possessive suffix for the third person, and finally -nde to mark location (in). In context, merdivenlerinde can be interpreted as “in their staircases,” “in the staircases of them,” or more generally “in the staircases of the mentioned entity.”

Usage and nuance: merdivenlerinde typically appears in descriptive or narrative passages, architectural descriptions, safety reports, or any sentence where the location within staircases owned or controlled by a specific subject is being specified. It can be combined with different possessors by adjusting the preceding noun (for example, binanın merdivenlerinde for “in the building’s staircases”). The expression is a standard example of Turkish case and possessive suffixation and does not convey a standalone meaning outside its context.

Example sentences:

- Apartmanın merdivenlerinde güvenlik kameraları kuruldu. (Security cameras were installed in the building’s staircases.)

- Binanın merdivenlerinde acil çıkış işaretleri vardır. (There are emergency exit signs in the building’s staircases.)