Amca Declension: Turkish Cases of 'uncle'
amca means “uncle (father's brother)”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (amcalar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (amcanın). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: amcayı, amcanın, amcası.
Quick facts
- Plural
- amcalar
- uncles
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- amcayı
- accusative, “the uncle”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).amcayı, amcaya, amcayla
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).amcanın
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).amcası
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).amcasını, amcasında
Amca in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | amcauncle | amcalaruncles |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | amcayıthe uncle (object) | amcalarıthe uncles (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | amcayato the uncle | amcalarato the uncles |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | amcadain / at the uncle | amcalardain / at the uncles |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | amcadanfrom the uncle | amcalardanfrom the uncles |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | amcanınthe uncle's / of the uncle | amcalarınthe uncles's / of the uncles |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | amcaylawith the uncle | amcalarlawith the uncles |
Possessive forms: “my uncle”, “your uncle”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (amcasında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | amcammy uncle | amcamımy uncle (object) | amcamato my uncle | amcamdain / at my uncle | amcamdanfrom my uncle |
| seninyour | amcanyour uncle | amcanıyour uncle (object) | amcanato your uncle | amcandain / at your uncle | amcandanfrom your uncle |
| onunhis/her/its | amcasıhis/her uncle | amcasınıhis/her uncle (object) | amcasınato his/her uncle | amcasındain / at his/her uncle | amcasındanfrom his/her uncle |
| bizimour | amcamızour uncle | amcamızıour uncle (object) | amcamızato our uncle | amcamızdain / at our uncle | amcamızdanfrom our uncle |
| sizinyour (pl.) | amcanızyour (pl.) uncle | amcanızıyour (pl.) uncle (object) | amcanızato your (pl.) uncle | amcanızdain / at your (pl.) uncle | amcanızdanfrom your (pl.) uncle |
| onlarıntheir | amcalarıtheir uncles | amcalarınıtheir uncles (object) | amcalarınato their uncles | amcalarındain / at their uncles | amcalarındanfrom their uncles |
Plural + possessive: amcalarım (my uncles) · amcaların (your uncles) · amcaları (his/her uncles) · amcalarımız (our uncles) · amcalarınız (your (pl.) uncles) · amcaları (their uncles)
Amca in example sentences
Watch out with amca
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: amcayı (y), amcanın (n), amcası (s). After amcası a case suffix adds n: amcasında, not
*amcasıda. Rule →
Related nouns and resources
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- adam man
- ağabey older brother
- aile family
- anne mother
- arkadaş friend
- baba father
- bebek baby
- çocuk child
- dede grandfather
Other A1 nouns ending in a vowel
Questions about amca
What is the plural of amca?
The plural of amca ("uncle") is amcalar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of amca is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: amcaları, amcalarda, amcalardan.
How do you say "to the uncle" in Turkish?
"To the uncle" is amcaya, the dative case (-ya). Similarly, "in / at the uncle" is amcada (locative) and "from the uncle" is amcadan (ablative).
How do you say "my uncle" in Turkish?
"My uncle" is amcam (often with the pronoun: benim amcam). "Your uncle" is amcan, "his/her uncle" is amcası and "my uncles" is amcalarım.
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