Aşk Declension: Turkish Cases of 'love'
aşk means “love (romantic)”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (aşklar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (aşkın). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to aşk, as in aşkı and aşkta.
Quick facts
- Plural
- aşklar
- loves
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- aşkı
- accusative, “the love”
Rules this noun follows
- Consonant hardening — After f, s, t, k, ç, ş, h, p a suffix-initial d becomes t (and c becomes ç).aşkta, aşktan
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).aşkım, aşkın
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).aşkını, aşkında
Aşk in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | aşklove | aşklarloves |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | aşkıthe love (object) | aşklarıthe loves (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | aşkato the love | aşklarato the loves |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | aşktain / at the love | aşklardain / at the loves |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | aşktanfrom the love | aşklardanfrom the loves |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | aşkınthe love's / of the love | aşklarınthe loves's / of the loves |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | aşklawith the love | aşklarlawith the loves |
Possessive forms: “my love”, “your love”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (aşkında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | aşkımmy love | aşkımımy love (object) | aşkımato my love | aşkımdain / at my love | aşkımdanfrom my love |
| seninyour | aşkınyour love | aşkınıyour love (object) | aşkınato your love | aşkındain / at your love | aşkındanfrom your love |
| onunhis/her/its | aşkıhis/her love | aşkınıhis/her love (object) | aşkınato his/her love | aşkındain / at his/her love | aşkındanfrom his/her love |
| bizimour | aşkımızour love | aşkımızıour love (object) | aşkımızato our love | aşkımızdain / at our love | aşkımızdanfrom our love |
| sizinyour (pl.) | aşkınızyour (pl.) love | aşkınızıyour (pl.) love (object) | aşkınızato your (pl.) love | aşkınızdain / at your (pl.) love | aşkınızdanfrom your (pl.) love |
| onlarıntheir | aşklarıtheir loves | aşklarınıtheir loves (object) | aşklarınato their loves | aşklarındain / at their loves | aşklarındanfrom their loves |
Plural + possessive: aşklarım (my loves) · aşkların (your loves) · aşkları (his/her loves) · aşklarımız (our loves) · aşklarınız (your (pl.) loves) · aşkları (their loves)
Aşk in example sentences
Watch out with aşk
Related nouns and resources
Related nouns: feelings & the mind
- fikir idea
- rüya dream
- şans luck
- akıl mind
- dert trouble
- dikkat attention
- düşünce thought
- hayal dream
- hayat life
- his feeling
Other back-vowel A2 nouns
Questions about aşk
What is the plural of aşk?
The plural of aşk ("love") is aşklar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of aşk is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: aşkları, aşklarda, aşklardan.
How do you say "to the love" in Turkish?
"To the love" is aşka, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the love" is aşkta (locative) and "from the love" is aşktan (ablative).
How do you say "my love" in Turkish?
"My love" is aşkım (often with the pronoun: benim aşkım). "Your love" is aşkın, "his/her love" is aşkı and "my loves" is aşklarım.
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