mesafesini

Mesafesini is a Turkish noun form derived from mesafe, meaning distance, combined with the third-person possessive suffix -si and the accusative suffix -ni. The resulting form expresses “its distance” and functions as a definite direct object. The construction illustrates Turkish agglutinative morphology, in which suffixes attach to the noun in a fixed order: root mesafe + possessive -si + accusative -ni.

In Turkish, possessive suffixes indicate ownership and are followed by case suffixes such as the accusative. The base sequence for mesafesini is mesafe → mesafesi (its distance) → mesafesini (its distance as a definite object). This makes mesafesini suitable when the speaker is referring to the distance belonging to something and marking it as the object of a verb. The form can replace a simple noun phrase when clarity about ownership and object status is required.

Examples:

- Hedefin mesafesini ölçtü. (He measured the target’s distance.)

- Arabanın mesafesini hesaplayacağız. (We will calculate the car’s distance.)

Notes:

- Mesafesi is the possessed form meaning “its distance,” while mesafesini adds the accusative marker to make the distance the object of the action.

- The word serves as a paradigmatic example of Turkish suffix order and can appear in technical or descriptive texts about measurement, navigation, or robotics in Turkish.

See also: Turkish grammar, possessive suffixes, Turkish suffix ordering, Turkish accusative case.