yerlerdir

yerlerdir is a Turkish term formed from the root yer meaning place, plus the plural suffix -ler and the copula -dir, which functions as the present tense copula meaning “is/are.” Taken together, yerlerdir literally means “they are places.” It is not a standalone dictionary entry as a single lexical item; rather, it is a predicative form built from a noun plus grammatical endings to express a state of being.

In use, yerlerdir appears in contexts where a plural subject is equated with the plural noun yerler (places). The usual pattern is a subject followed by the copula, for example: Onlar yerlerdir. (They are places.) Another natural example is Bunlar eski yerlerdir. (These are old places.) The form emphasizes the predicate and can carry a slightly formal or archaic tone, being more common in written Turkish, definitions, or stylistic passages than in everyday speech.

Linguistic notes: yerlerdir illustrates Turkish predication with the copula -dir, which agrees with the subject in person and number through the pronoun or demonstrative used. The word order remains relatively fixed—subject, often with a pronoun or demonstrative, followed by the copula—while the noun yerler inside the predicate is the plural form of yer (place). As a whole, yerlerdir demonstrates how Turkish combines lexical roots with plural and copular suffixes to form a complete predicative expression.

See also: Turkish grammar, copula verbs in Turkish, noun phrases with predication.