sistemde

Sistemde is a Turkish term that translates roughly to “in the system.” It is the locative case form of the noun sistem, meaning system, and is used to indicate location, state, or occurrence within a system. The locative suffix in Turkish is -de, choosing the vowel form by vowel harmony; with the stem sistem, the result is sistemde.

Etymology and grammar: The Turkish word sistem is a loanword from French système, adopted through Ottoman Turkish as part of the modernization of technical and organizational vocabulary. The locative form sisteme would mean “to the system,” while sistemde means “in/on/at the system.” This pattern reflects Turkish agglutinative morphology, where suffixes attach to a base noun to modify meaning.

Usage: Sistemde is commonly used in discussions of bureaucratic, organizational, technological, or social systems to describe something that exists or occurs within a given system. Examples include references to internal procedures, rules, or structures. For instance, "Sistemdeki sorunlar acil olarak çözülmelidir" translates to “The problems in the system must be addressed urgently,” and "Sistemde çalışmak zor olabilir" means “Working within the system can be difficult.”

See also: System (sistem), Turkish locative suffixes -da/-de, Turkish morphology.

Overall, sistemde serves as a precise, neutral way to specify location or state within a system, reflecting Turkish's locative construction and its broader use in technical and administrative discourse.