Özneye

özneye is a Turkish linguistic term formed as the dative case of özne, which means subject in grammar. The word özne refers to the syntactic subject of a sentence—the entity that performs or is described by the verb in a clause. The form özneye is used when the subject is marked as the recipient, destination, or reference point in a construction, or when the phrase means “to/for the subject.”

In Turkish, case endings attach to stems to indicate grammatical relations. The dative form signals direction toward something or someone or a frame of reference for evaluation. Accordingly, özneye appears in expressions such as özneye göre, which means “according to the subject,” and in noun phrases where something is directed at or attributed to the subject, for example özneye yönelen eleştiri (criticism directed at the subject) or özneye yönelik düzenlemeler (regulations aimed at the subject). These usages demonstrate how the dative form interacts with concepts like perspective, attribution, and action directed toward the subject within Turkish syntax and discourse.

Usage notes: while Turkish sentences commonly place the subject in the nominative case, the dative form özneye is productive in phrases and constructions that require marking toward or with respect to the subject. It is primarily found in linguistic, philosophical, and analytical contexts rather than everyday declarative sentences.

See also: özne (subject), Turkish grammar, Turkish case system, dative case.