Akraba Declension: Turkish Cases of 'relative'
akraba means “relative”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (akrabalar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (akrabanın). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: akrabayı, akrabanın, akrabası.
Quick facts
- Plural
- akrabalar
- relatives
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- akrabayı
- accusative, “the relative”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).akrabayı, akrabaya, akrabayla
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).akrabanın
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).akrabası
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).akrabasını, akrabasında
Akraba in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | akrabarelative | akrabalarrelatives |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | akrabayıthe relative (object) | akrabalarıthe relatives (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | akrabayato the relative | akrabalarato the relatives |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | akrabadain / at the relative | akrabalardain / at the relatives |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | akrabadanfrom the relative | akrabalardanfrom the relatives |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | akrabanınthe relative's / of the relative | akrabalarınthe relatives's / of the relatives |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | akrabaylawith the relative | akrabalarlawith the relatives |
Possessive forms: “my relative”, “your relative”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (akrabasında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | akrabammy relative | akrabamımy relative (object) | akrabamato my relative | akrabamdain / at my relative | akrabamdanfrom my relative |
| seninyour | akrabanyour relative | akrabanıyour relative (object) | akrabanato your relative | akrabandain / at your relative | akrabandanfrom your relative |
| onunhis/her/its | akrabasıhis/her relative | akrabasınıhis/her relative (object) | akrabasınato his/her relative | akrabasındain / at his/her relative | akrabasındanfrom his/her relative |
| bizimour | akrabamızour relative | akrabamızıour relative (object) | akrabamızato our relative | akrabamızdain / at our relative | akrabamızdanfrom our relative |
| sizinyour (pl.) | akrabanızyour (pl.) relative | akrabanızıyour (pl.) relative (object) | akrabanızato your (pl.) relative | akrabanızdain / at your (pl.) relative | akrabanızdanfrom your (pl.) relative |
| onlarıntheir | akrabalarıtheir relatives | akrabalarınıtheir relatives (object) | akrabalarınato their relatives | akrabalarındain / at their relatives | akrabalarındanfrom their relatives |
Plural + possessive: akrabalarım (my relatives) · akrabaların (your relatives) · akrabaları (his/her relatives) · akrabalarımız (our relatives) · akrabalarınız (your (pl.) relatives) · akrabaları (their relatives)
Akraba in example sentences
Watch out with akraba
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: akrabayı (y), akrabanın (n), akrabası (s). After akrabası a case suffix adds n: akrabasında, not
*akrabasıda. Rule →
Related nouns and resources
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Other A2 nouns ending in a vowel
Questions about akraba
What is the plural of akraba?
The plural of akraba ("relative") is akrabalar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of akraba is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: akrabaları, akrabalarda, akrabalardan.
How do you say "to the relative" in Turkish?
"To the relative" is akrabaya, the dative case (-ya). Similarly, "in / at the relative" is akrabada (locative) and "from the relative" is akrabadan (ablative).
How do you say "my relative" in Turkish?
"My relative" is akrabam (often with the pronoun: benim akrabam). "Your relative" is akraban, "his/her relative" is akrabası and "my relatives" is akrabalarım.
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