Araba Declension: Turkish Cases of 'car'
araba means “car”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (arabalar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (arabanın). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: arabayı, arabanın, arabası.
Quick facts
- Plural
- arabalar
- cars
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- arabayı
- accusative, “the car”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).arabayı, arabaya, arabayla
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).arabanın
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).arabası
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).arabasını, arabasında
Araba in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | arabacar | arabalarcars |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | arabayıthe car (object) | arabalarıthe cars (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | arabayato the car | arabalarato the cars |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | arabadain / at the car | arabalardain / at the cars |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | arabadanfrom the car | arabalardanfrom the cars |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | arabanınthe car's / of the car | arabalarınthe cars's / of the cars |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | arabaylawith the car | arabalarlawith the cars |
Possessive forms: “my car”, “your car”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (arabasında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | arabammy car | arabamımy car (object) | arabamato my car | arabamdain / at my car | arabamdanfrom my car |
| seninyour | arabanyour car | arabanıyour car (object) | arabanato your car | arabandain / at your car | arabandanfrom your car |
| onunhis/her/its | arabasıhis/her car | arabasınıhis/her car (object) | arabasınato his/her car | arabasındain / at his/her car | arabasındanfrom his/her car |
| bizimour | arabamızour car | arabamızıour car (object) | arabamızato our car | arabamızdain / at our car | arabamızdanfrom our car |
| sizinyour (pl.) | arabanızyour (pl.) car | arabanızıyour (pl.) car (object) | arabanızato your (pl.) car | arabanızdain / at your (pl.) car | arabanızdanfrom your (pl.) car |
| onlarıntheir | arabalarıtheir cars | arabalarınıtheir cars (object) | arabalarınato their cars | arabalarındain / at their cars | arabalarındanfrom their cars |
Plural + possessive: arabalarım (my cars) · arabaların (your cars) · arabaları (his/her cars) · arabalarımız (our cars) · arabalarınız (your (pl.) cars) · arabaları (their cars)
Araba in example sentences
Watch out with araba
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: arabayı (y), arabanın (n), arabası (s). After arabası a case suffix adds n: arabasında, not
*arabasıda. Rule →
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Questions about araba
What is the plural of araba?
The plural of araba ("car") is arabalar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of araba is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: arabaları, arabalarda, arabalardan.
How do you say "to the car" in Turkish?
"To the car" is arabaya, the dative case (-ya). Similarly, "in / at the car" is arabada (locative) and "from the car" is arabadan (ablative).
How do you say "my car" in Turkish?
"My car" is arabam (often with the pronoun: benim arabam). "Your car" is araban, "his/her car" is arabası and "my cars" is arabalarım.
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