Ağabey Declension: Turkish Cases of 'older brother'
ağabey means “older brother”. Its last vowel is e, so 2-way suffixes use e (ağabeyler) and 4-way suffixes use i (ağabeyin). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to ağabey, as in ağabeyi and ağabeyde.
Quick facts
- Plural
- ağabeyler
- older brothers
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- ağabeyi
- accusative, “the older brother”
Rules this noun follows
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).ağabeyim, ağabeyin
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).ağabeyini, ağabeyinde
Ağabey in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | ağabeyolder brother | ağabeylerolder brothers |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | ağabeyithe older brother (object) | ağabeylerithe older brothers (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | ağabeyeto the older brother | ağabeylereto the older brothers |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | ağabeydein / at the older brother | ağabeylerdein / at the older brothers |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | ağabeydenfrom the older brother | ağabeylerdenfrom the older brothers |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | ağabeyinthe older brother's / of the older brother | ağabeylerinthe older brothers's / of the older brothers |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | ağabeylewith the older brother | ağabeylerlewith the older brothers |
Possessive forms: “my older brother”, “your older brother”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (ağabeyinde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | ağabeyimmy older brother | ağabeyimimy older brother (object) | ağabeyimeto my older brother | ağabeyimdein / at my older brother | ağabeyimdenfrom my older brother |
| seninyour | ağabeyinyour older brother | ağabeyiniyour older brother (object) | ağabeyineto your older brother | ağabeyindein / at your older brother | ağabeyindenfrom your older brother |
| onunhis/her/its | ağabeyihis/her older brother | ağabeyinihis/her older brother (object) | ağabeyineto his/her older brother | ağabeyindein / at his/her older brother | ağabeyindenfrom his/her older brother |
| bizimour | ağabeyimizour older brother | ağabeyimiziour older brother (object) | ağabeyimizeto our older brother | ağabeyimizdein / at our older brother | ağabeyimizdenfrom our older brother |
| sizinyour (pl.) | ağabeyinizyour (pl.) older brother | ağabeyiniziyour (pl.) older brother (object) | ağabeyinizeto your (pl.) older brother | ağabeyinizdein / at your (pl.) older brother | ağabeyinizdenfrom your (pl.) older brother |
| onlarıntheir | ağabeyleritheir older brothers | ağabeylerinitheir older brothers (object) | ağabeylerineto their older brothers | ağabeylerindein / at their older brothers | ağabeylerindenfrom their older brothers |
Plural + possessive: ağabeylerim (my older brothers) · ağabeylerin (your older brothers) · ağabeyleri (his/her older brothers) · ağabeylerimiz (our older brothers) · ağabeyleriniz (your (pl.) older brothers) · ağabeyleri (their older brothers)
Ağabey in example sentences
Watch out with ağabey
- Spoken form. In speech ağabey is pronounced and often written abi: abim, abine.
- Two meanings of ağabeyin. ağabeyin is both "of the older brother" (genitive) and "your older brother" (possessive). ağabeyi is likewise both the object form and "his/her older brother". Rule →
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Questions about ağabey
What is the plural of ağabey?
The plural of ağabey ("older brother") is ağabeyler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of ağabey is e, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: ağabeyleri, ağabeylerde, ağabeylerden.
How do you say "to the older brother" in Turkish?
"To the older brother" is ağabeye, the dative case (-e). Similarly, "in / at the older brother" is ağabeyde (locative) and "from the older brother" is ağabeyden (ablative).
How do you say "my older brother" in Turkish?
"My older brother" is ağabeyim (often with the pronoun: benim ağabeyim). "Your older brother" is ağabeyin, "his/her older brother" is ağabeyi and "my older brothers" is ağabeylerim.
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