Üniversitenin

Üniversitenin is a Turkish grammatical form that functions as the genitive case of üniversite, meaning “of the university” or “the university’s.” It is used to indicate possession or a close association in noun phrases and is placed before another noun to show that the second noun belongs to or is related to the university.

Turkish expresses possession and related relations through suffixes rather than prepositions. The genitive ending is -in, with variants -ın, -ün, -un chosen according to vowel harmony. When attached to üniversite, the resulting form is üniversitenin. This form is used to link the university to the following noun in a possessive construction, for example üniversitenin kütüphanesi (the university’s library) or üniversitenin öğrencileri (the university’s students).

Usage is common in official writing, academic discourse, journalism, and everyday speech when specifying ownership or association. It can occur in phrases like üniversitenin kampüsü (the university’s campus), üniversitenin bütçesi (the university’s budget), and üniversitenin yıllık raporu (the university’s annual report). Etymologically, üniversite is a Turkish adaptation of the French université, and üniversitenin illustrates regular Turkish genitive and noun-combining patterns.