Ada Declension: Turkish Cases of 'island'
ada means “island”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (adalar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (adanın). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: adayı, adanın, adası.
Quick facts
- Plural
- adalar
- islands
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- adayı
- accusative, “the island”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).adayı, adaya, adayla
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).adanın
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).adası
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).adasını, adasında
Ada in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | adaisland | adalarislands |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | adayıthe island (object) | adalarıthe islands (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | adayato the island | adalarato the islands |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | adadain / at the island | adalardain / at the islands |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | adadanfrom the island | adalardanfrom the islands |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | adanınthe island's / of the island | adalarınthe islands's / of the islands |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | adaylawith the island | adalarlawith the islands |
Possessive forms: “my island”, “your island”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (adasında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | adammy island | adamımy island (object) | adamato my island | adamdain / at my island | adamdanfrom my island |
| seninyour | adanyour island | adanıyour island (object) | adanato your island | adandain / at your island | adandanfrom your island |
| onunhis/her/its | adasıhis/her island | adasınıhis/her island (object) | adasınato his/her island | adasındain / at his/her island | adasındanfrom his/her island |
| bizimour | adamızour island | adamızıour island (object) | adamızato our island | adamızdain / at our island | adamızdanfrom our island |
| sizinyour (pl.) | adanızyour (pl.) island | adanızıyour (pl.) island (object) | adanızato your (pl.) island | adanızdain / at your (pl.) island | adanızdanfrom your (pl.) island |
| onlarıntheir | adalarıtheir islands | adalarınıtheir islands (object) | adalarınato their islands | adalarındain / at their islands | adalarındanfrom their islands |
Plural + possessive: adalarım (my islands) · adaların (your islands) · adaları (his/her islands) · adalarımız (our islands) · adalarınız (your (pl.) islands) · adaları (their islands)
Ada in example sentences
Adada araba yok, herkes bisiklet kullanıyor.
There are no cars on the island; everyone rides a bicycle.
Locative case
Watch out with ada
- Same spelling, different word. adam (my island) is spelled exactly like adam (man). Context, or the pronoun benim adam, tells them apart.
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: adayı (y), adanın (n), adası (s). After adası a case suffix adds n: adasında, not
*adasıda. Rule →
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Questions about ada
What is the plural of ada?
The plural of ada ("island") is adalar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of ada is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: adaları, adalarda, adalardan.
How do you say "to the island" in Turkish?
"To the island" is adaya, the dative case (-ya). Similarly, "in / at the island" is adada (locative) and "from the island" is adadan (ablative).
How do you say "my island" in Turkish?
"My island" is adam (often with the pronoun: benim adam). "Your island" is adan, "his/her island" is adası and "my islands" is adalarım.
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