özetini

Özetini is a Turkish grammatical form meaning “its summary” or “the summary of it” when used as a definite direct object. It is not a standalone concept but a specific morphological combination of a noun (özet, meaning summary) with possessive and case suffixes.

Morphology and formation

Özetini is built from the noun özet. To express possession, Turkish adds a 3rd person singular possessive suffix, producing özeti. To mark the noun as a definite object in a sentence, an accusative suffix is then added, yielding özetini. The result follows Turkish vowel harmony and suffix-order rules, and is typically used when the possessed noun phrase functions as the object of a verb.

Usage

Özetini is most commonly found in sentences where a specific summary belonging to someone or something is the direct object. The possessed head noun may be accompanied by a preceding possessive noun in genitive form, as in makalenin özetiini okuyorum? In standard usage, the phrase makalenin özetini okuyorum means “I am reading the article’s summary.” Other examples include raporun özetini sunacaksınız (“you will present the report’s summary”) and kitabın özetini yazdım (“I wrote the book’s summary”). Although Turkish often prefers noun phrases like “X’in özeti” to convey possession, özetini serves as the object form within the larger phrase.

See also

özet (summary), Turkish grammar, Turkish suffixes and noun phrases.