Aile Declension: Turkish Cases of 'family'
aile means “family”. Its last vowel is e, so 2-way suffixes use e (aileler) and 4-way suffixes use i (ailenin). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: aileyi, ailenin, ailesi.
Quick facts
- Plural
- aileler
- families
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- aileyi
- accusative, “the family”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).aileyi, aileye, aileyle
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).ailenin
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).ailesi
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).ailesini, ailesinde
Aile in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | ailefamily | ailelerfamilies |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | aileyithe family (object) | ailelerithe families (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | aileyeto the family | ailelereto the families |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | ailedein / at the family | ailelerdein / at the families |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | ailedenfrom the family | ailelerdenfrom the families |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | aileninthe family's / of the family | ailelerinthe families's / of the families |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | aileylewith the family | ailelerlewith the families |
Possessive forms: “my family”, “your family”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (ailesinde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | ailemmy family | ailemimy family (object) | ailemeto my family | ailemdein / at my family | ailemdenfrom my family |
| seninyour | ailenyour family | aileniyour family (object) | aileneto your family | ailendein / at your family | ailendenfrom your family |
| onunhis/her/its | ailesihis/her family | ailesinihis/her family (object) | ailesineto his/her family | ailesindein / at his/her family | ailesindenfrom his/her family |
| bizimour | ailemizour family | ailemiziour family (object) | ailemizeto our family | ailemizdein / at our family | ailemizdenfrom our family |
| sizinyour (pl.) | ailenizyour (pl.) family | aileniziyour (pl.) family (object) | ailenizeto your (pl.) family | ailenizdein / at your (pl.) family | ailenizdenfrom your (pl.) family |
| onlarıntheir | aileleritheir families | ailelerinitheir families (object) | ailelerineto their families | ailelerindein / at their families | ailelerindenfrom their families |
Plural + possessive: ailelerim (my families) · ailelerin (your families) · aileleri (his/her families) · ailelerimiz (our families) · aileleriniz (your (pl.) families) · aileleri (their families)
Aile in example sentences
Watch out with aile
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: aileyi (y), ailenin (n), ailesi (s). After ailesi a case suffix adds n: ailesinde, not
*aileside. Rule →
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Questions about aile
What is the plural of aile?
The plural of aile ("family") is aileler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of aile is e, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: aileleri, ailelerde, ailelerden.
How do you say "to the family" in Turkish?
"To the family" is aileye, the dative case (-ye). Similarly, "in / at the family" is ailede (locative) and "from the family" is aileden (ablative).
How do you say "my family" in Turkish?
"My family" is ailem (often with the pronoun: benim ailem). "Your family" is ailen, "his/her family" is ailesi and "my families" is ailelerim.
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