Ağız Declension: Turkish Cases of 'mouth'
ağız means “mouth”. Its last vowel is ı, so 2-way suffixes use a (ağızlar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (ağzın). Its last vowel drops before a vowel suffix (ağzı, ağza) but stays before a consonant (ağızda).
Quick facts
- Plural
- ağızlar
- mouths
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- ağzı
- accusative, “the mouth”
Rules this noun follows
- Vowel drop — The last vowel of the root drops before a vowel-initial suffix.ağzı, ağza, ağzım
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).ağzım, ağzın
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).ağzını, ağzında
Ağız in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | ağızmouth | ağızlarmouths |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | ağzıthe mouth (object) | ağızlarıthe mouths (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | ağzato the mouth | ağızlarato the mouths |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | ağızdain / at the mouth | ağızlardain / at the mouths |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | ağızdanfrom the mouth | ağızlardanfrom the mouths |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | ağzınthe mouth's / of the mouth | ağızlarınthe mouths's / of the mouths |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | ağızlawith the mouth | ağızlarlawith the mouths |
Possessive forms: “my mouth”, “your mouth”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (ağzında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | ağzımmy mouth | ağzımımy mouth (object) | ağzımato my mouth | ağzımdain / at my mouth | ağzımdanfrom my mouth |
| seninyour | ağzınyour mouth | ağzınıyour mouth (object) | ağzınato your mouth | ağzındain / at your mouth | ağzındanfrom your mouth |
| onunhis/her/its | ağzıhis/her mouth | ağzınıhis/her mouth (object) | ağzınato his/her mouth | ağzındain / at his/her mouth | ağzındanfrom his/her mouth |
| bizimour | ağzımızour mouth | ağzımızıour mouth (object) | ağzımızato our mouth | ağzımızdain / at our mouth | ağzımızdanfrom our mouth |
| sizinyour (pl.) | ağzınızyour (pl.) mouth | ağzınızıyour (pl.) mouth (object) | ağzınızato your (pl.) mouth | ağzınızdain / at your (pl.) mouth | ağzınızdanfrom your (pl.) mouth |
| onlarıntheir | ağızlarıtheir mouths | ağızlarınıtheir mouths (object) | ağızlarınato their mouths | ağızlarındain / at their mouths | ağızlarındanfrom their mouths |
Plural + possessive: ağızlarım (my mouths) · ağızların (your mouths) · ağızları (his/her mouths) · ağızlarımız (our mouths) · ağızlarınız (your (pl.) mouths) · ağızları (their mouths)
Ağız in example sentences
Watch out with ağız
- The last vowel drops. Before a vowel suffix the second vowel disappears: ağzı, ağza, ağzım (not
*ağızı,*ağıza). Consonant suffixes keep it: ağızda, ağızlar. Rule → - Two meanings of ağzın. ağzın is both "of the mouth" (genitive) and "your mouth" (possessive). ağzı is likewise both the object form and "his/her mouth". Rule →
Related nouns and resources
Related nouns: body
Other nouns that drop a vowel
Questions about ağız
What is the plural of ağız?
The plural of ağız ("mouth") is ağızlar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of ağız is ı, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: ağızları, ağızlarda, ağızlardan.
How do you say "to the mouth" in Turkish?
"To the mouth" is ağza, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the mouth" is ağızda (locative) and "from the mouth" is ağızdan (ablative).
Why is it ağzı and not ağızı?
Ağız belongs to a group of two-syllable nouns (mostly Arabic loans and body parts) whose second vowel drops when a vowel-initial suffix follows: ağzı, ağza, ağzım. With consonant-initial suffixes the vowel stays: ağızda, ağızlar.
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