yöneticilere

Yöneticilere is a Turkish word that functions as the dative plural form of yöneticiler, meaning managers. It translates to “to the managers” or “for the managers” and is used to mark the indirect object or recipient in a sentence.

In Turkish, nouns combine with suffixes in an agglutinative system. The base yönetici means manager. Adding the plural suffix -ler forms yöneticiler (managers). The dative case suffix -e or -a is then appended after the plural suffix; due to vowel harmony this becomes -lere, producing yöneticilere. Thus, the full form indicates both plurality and direction toward the group of managers.

Usage examples illustrate its function. Kayıtlar yöneticilere gönderildi means “The records were sent to the managers.” Yöneticilere yeni bir bütçe taslağı sunuldu translates to “A new budget draft was presented to the managers.” The form can indicate recipients or beneficiaries of an action and is used with verbs that take indirect objects, without requiring a separate preposition.

Related forms include yöneticiler (managers, nominative plural) and yönetici (manager, singular). The dative plural yöneticilere exemplifies Turkish suffixal harmony and the typical order root + plural suffix + case suffix. As a general rule, the dative case marks the direction toward or the beneficiary of the action, while plurality is conveyed by the -ler/-lar suffix preceding the case suffix.

See also: Turkish grammar, suffixes, case endings, and noun plurals.