projesi

Projesi is a Turkish noun phrase formed from the word proje (project) with the third-person possessive suffix -si, and it means its project, or his/her/its project. It is used to indicate possession of a project by a previously mentioned third party or entity.

Etymology and form: The base word proje comes from Turkish and has the suffix -si attached to indicate possession by a third person. The combination results in projesi, which agrees with Turkish vowel harmony and orthography. Because possession is expressed on the noun, projesi functions as a single noun phrase meaning “its/his/her project.”

Grammar and usage: Projesi is not a standalone noun but a possessed form. In sentences, it can appear with a possessive determiner or further modifiers, as in onun projesi (his/her/its project) or birinin projesi (someone’s project). It is common in formal and written Turkish to use projesi without repeating the possessor if it is clear from context, but when clarity is needed, onsönün or şirketin projesi can be used to specify the owner.

Examples:

- Onun projesi bu yıl tamamlandı. (His/her/its project was completed this year.)

- Şirketin projesi yeniden planlandı. (The company’s project was replanned.)

- Birinin projesiyle ilgili endişeler var. (There are concerns about someone’s project.)

Notes: Projesi is generally written in lowercase unless it begins a sentence. It illustrates Turkish possession by suffixation rather than separate possessive pronouns in many contexts, reflecting the agglutinative nature of the language.

See also: Proje (project); Turkish possessive suffixes; Turkish grammar.