At Declension: Turkish Cases of 'horse'
at means “horse”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (atlar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (atın). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to at, as in atı and atta.
Quick facts
- Plural
- atlar
- horses
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- atı
- accusative, “the horse”
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).atta, attan
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).atım, atın
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).atını, atında
At in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | athorse | atlarhorses |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | atıthe horse (object) | atlarıthe horses (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | atato the horse | atlarato the horses |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | attain / at the horse | atlardain / at the horses |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | attanfrom the horse | atlardanfrom the horses |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | atınthe horse's / of the horse | atlarınthe horses's / of the horses |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | atlawith the horse | atlarlawith the horses |
Possessive forms: “my horse”, “your horse”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (atında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | atımmy horse | atımımy horse (object) | atımato my horse | atımdain / at my horse | atımdanfrom my horse |
| seninyour | atınyour horse | atınıyour horse (object) | atınato your horse | atındain / at your horse | atındanfrom your horse |
| onunhis/her/its | atıhis/her horse | atınıhis/her horse (object) | atınato his/her horse | atındain / at his/her horse | atındanfrom his/her horse |
| bizimour | atımızour horse | atımızıour horse (object) | atımızato our horse | atımızdain / at our horse | atımızdanfrom our horse |
| sizinyour (pl.) | atınızyour (pl.) horse | atınızıyour (pl.) horse (object) | atınızato your (pl.) horse | atınızdain / at your (pl.) horse | atınızdanfrom your (pl.) horse |
| onlarıntheir | atlarıtheir horses | atlarınıtheir horses (object) | atlarınato their horses | atlarındain / at their horses | atlarındanfrom their horses |
Plural + possessive: atlarım (my horses) · atların (your horses) · atları (his/her horses) · atlarımız (our horses) · atlarınız (your (pl.) horses) · atları (their horses)
At in example sentences
Watch out with at
- This t does not soften. Unlike kitap → kitabı, at keeps its t: atı, ata (not
*adı). Most one-syllable nouns behave this way. Rule → - Noun or verb?. at is also the imperative "throw!" (atmak). The noun keeps its t: atı, ata.
- Locative with t, not d. After a voiceless consonant the locative and ablative start with t: atta, attan (not
*atda). Rule → - Two meanings of atın. atın is both "of the horse" (genitive) and "your horse" (possessive). atı is likewise both the object form and "his/her horse". Rule →
Related nouns and resources
Related nouns: animals
Other back-vowel A1 nouns
Questions about at
What is the plural of at?
The plural of at ("horse") is atlar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of at is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: atları, atlarda, atlardan.
How do you say "to the horse" in Turkish?
"To the horse" is ata, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the horse" is atta (locative) and "from the horse" is attan (ablative).
How do you say "my horse" in Turkish?
"My horse" is atım (often with the pronoun: benim atım). "Your horse" is atın, "his/her horse" is atı and "my horses" is atlarım.
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