Anahtar Declension: Turkish Cases of 'key'
anahtar means “key”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (anahtarlar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (anahtarın). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to anahtar, as in anahtarı and anahtarda.
Quick facts
- Plural
- anahtarlar
- keys
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- anahtarı
- accusative, “the key”
Rules this noun follows
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).anahtarım, anahtarın
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).anahtarını, anahtarında
Anahtar in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | anahtarkey | anahtarlarkeys |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | anahtarıthe key (object) | anahtarlarıthe keys (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | anahtarato the key | anahtarlarato the keys |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | anahtardain / at the key | anahtarlardain / at the keys |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | anahtardanfrom the key | anahtarlardanfrom the keys |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | anahtarınthe key's / of the key | anahtarlarınthe keys's / of the keys |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | anahtarlawith the key | anahtarlarlawith the keys |
Possessive forms: “my key”, “your key”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (anahtarında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | anahtarımmy key | anahtarımımy key (object) | anahtarımato my key | anahtarımdain / at my key | anahtarımdanfrom my key |
| seninyour | anahtarınyour key | anahtarınıyour key (object) | anahtarınato your key | anahtarındain / at your key | anahtarındanfrom your key |
| onunhis/her/its | anahtarıhis/her key | anahtarınıhis/her key (object) | anahtarınato his/her key | anahtarındain / at his/her key | anahtarındanfrom his/her key |
| bizimour | anahtarımızour key | anahtarımızıour key (object) | anahtarımızato our key | anahtarımızdain / at our key | anahtarımızdanfrom our key |
| sizinyour (pl.) | anahtarınızyour (pl.) key | anahtarınızıyour (pl.) key (object) | anahtarınızato your (pl.) key | anahtarınızdain / at your (pl.) key | anahtarınızdanfrom your (pl.) key |
| onlarıntheir | anahtarlarıtheir keys | anahtarlarınıtheir keys (object) | anahtarlarınato their keys | anahtarlarındain / at their keys | anahtarlarındanfrom their keys |
Plural + possessive: anahtarlarım (my keys) · anahtarların (your keys) · anahtarları (his/her keys) · anahtarlarımız (our keys) · anahtarlarınız (your (pl.) keys) · anahtarları (their keys)
Anahtar in example sentences
Watch out with anahtar
- Two meanings of anahtarın. anahtarın is both "of the key" (genitive) and "your key" (possessive). anahtarı is likewise both the object form and "his/her key". Rule →
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Questions about anahtar
What is the plural of anahtar?
The plural of anahtar ("key") is anahtarlar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of anahtar is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: anahtarları, anahtarlarda, anahtarlardan.
How do you say "to the key" in Turkish?
"To the key" is anahtara, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the key" is anahtarda (locative) and "from the key" is anahtardan (ablative).
How do you say "my key" in Turkish?
"My key" is anahtarım (often with the pronoun: benim anahtarım). "Your key" is anahtarın, "his/her key" is anahtarı and "my keys" is anahtarlarım.
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