yemeklerin

Yemek means food or a meal in Turkish. The word can refer to the general concept of food or to a specific meal, depending on context. The plural form yemекler refers to multiple foods or meals. The form yemeklerin is the genitive plural, used to express possession or relation to several foods, meaning “of the foods” or “the foods’.”

The genitive plural is formed by taking the plural noun yemekler and adding the genitive suffix -in (with vowel harmony): yemekler → yemeklerin. In Turkish, possessive and case suffixes harmonize with the stem’s vowels, so the exact vowel in -in changes as needed to fit the preceding sounds. The result is a compound indicating possession or association with more than one food item.

Yemeklerin commonly appear in phrases describing possession or qualities of foods. Examples include: “Yemeklerin tadı çok güzeldi.” (The foods’/the meals’ taste was very good.) “Yemeklerin hazırlanması uzun sürdü.” (The preparation of the foods took a long time.) “Bir menüde yemeklerin çeşitliliği önemli bir göstergedir.” (The variety of the foods on a menu is an important indicator.)

In a broader sense, yemек refers to food culture, cuisine, and meal practices within Turkish-speaking communities. The related forms yemekler and yemeklerin are standard tools for expressing quantity, possession, and description in Turkish discourse about food.