mesafelere

Mesafelere is a Turkish grammatical form that functions as the dative plural of the noun mesafe (distance). It literally translates to “to distances” or “to the distances” and occurs when speaking of multiple distances toward which an action is directed or referenced. Because Turkish relies on suffixal morphology, mesafelere is formed by adding the plural suffix -ler to mesafe and then the dative suffix -e, resulting in mesafelere.

In practical use, mesafelere appears mainly in descriptive writing, travel writing, geography, and literary contexts. It is rarely used as a base lemma in dictionaries; instead, it is treated as an inflected form of mesafe. When searching for the lexical item you would typically look up mesafe. An example of its usage is found in phrases such as yolculuk planı mesafelere göre yapılırken, which illustrates planning actions in relation to multiple distances.

Notes on usage and scope: mesafelere is part of a broader pattern in Turkish where noun stems combine with plural and case suffixes to express direction or relation. It is not a standalone dictionary entry in most major Turkish dictionaries, and its meaning is closely tied to context involving multiple distances rather than introducing a new semantic category.

See also: mesafe, Turkish noun cases, Turkish suffixation, Turkish grammar.