Dilekçenin üstüne resmî damga vurulmadan işlem başlamıyormuş.

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Breakdown of Dilekçenin üstüne resmî damga vurulmadan işlem başlamıyormuş.

• -madan: without
• -nin: of
• işlem: the procedure

Questions & Answers about Dilekçenin üstüne resmî damga vurulmadan işlem başlamıyormuş.

What does dilekçenin mean, and why does it end in -nin?

Dilekçenin is the genitive form of dilekçe, meaning petition, application, or written request.

• dilekçe = petition / application
• dilekçenin = of the petition

In this sentence, it is connected to üstüne. Turkish often uses a structure like:

• X-in üstü / üstüne = the top of X / onto the top of X

So dilekçenin üstüne literally means onto the petition or onto the top of the petition.

Why is it üstüne instead of just üstünde or üstüne without dilekçenin?

Üstüne comes from:

• üst = top / upper side
• üstü = its top / the top of it
• üstüne = onto its top / onto it

Here, dilekçenin üstüne means onto the petition.

The ending -e / -a here is the dative, which often gives a sense of direction or target. That fits the idea of stamping something onto a document.

Compare:

• üstünde = on it, on top of it, located on it
• üstüne = onto it, onto the surface of it

With damga vurmak, Turkish usually prefers the target form, so üstüne sounds natural.