profesyonellerdir

Profesyonellerdir is a Turkish predicative form meaning “they are professionals.” It combines profesyoneller, the plural noun meaning professionals, with the copula -dir, the third-person singular form of olmak (to be) used to make explicit predicates in a formal or emphatic register. The construction follows Turkish vowel harmony, with the appropriate variant of the suffix appearing as -dır, -dir, -dur, or -dür.

Etymology and grammar: profesyonel is a loanword from European languages—primarily French or English—meaning professional. Turkish speakers form the plural profesyoneller by adding -ler, and then attach the -dir copula to express a definite state of being in the third person plural. In formal or definitional statements, profesyonellerdir is common; in everyday speech, Turkish often omits the copula and says profesyoneller (professionals) or uses other predicates.

Usage: The phrase answers questions such as “kimler bu ekipte?” (who are in this team?) with “profesyonellerdir.” Examples include: Bu takım profesyonellerdir. (This team is/are professionals.) Birlikte çalışanlar profesyonellerdir. (The people who work together are professionals.) The copula adds emphasis or a definitive assertion about the group’s professional status.

Notes: Profesyonellerdir is not a standalone noun but a finite verb form serving as a predicate. It can be contrasted with profesyoneldir (singular: he/she/it is a professional) depending on the subject form of the sentence.