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Gecikme cezası is a noun phrase meaning late fee, penalty for delay, or late-payment penalty, depending on context.
It is made of:
- gecikme = delay, lateness
- ceza = penalty, punishment, fine
- cezası = its penalty / the penalty of
Together, this is a very common Turkish noun compound structure:
gecikme cezası = delay penalty
So it works like:
- trafik cezası = traffic fine
- okul çantası = school bag
- telefon numarası = phone number
Because this is a noun compound.
In Turkish, when one noun modifies another noun, the second noun often takes the 3rd person possessive ending. So:
- gecikme cezası = penalty of delay / delay penalty
This does not mean that someone literally possesses the penalty. It is just the normal way Turkish forms many compound nouns.
Compare:
- yemek masası = dining table
- araba kapısı = car door
- gecikme cezası = delay penalty
So -sı here is a grammatical marker used in compounds.