Ateş Declension: Turkish Cases of 'fire'
ateş means “fire”. Its last vowel is e, so 2-way suffixes use e (ateşler) and 4-way suffixes use i (ateşin). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to ateş, as in ateşi and ateşte.
Quick facts
- Plural
- ateşler
- fires
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- ateşi
- accusative, “the fire”
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).ateşte, ateşten
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).ateşim, ateşin
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).ateşini, ateşinde
Ateş in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | ateşfire | ateşlerfires |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | ateşithe fire (object) | ateşlerithe fires (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | ateşeto the fire | ateşlereto the fires |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | ateştein / at the fire | ateşlerdein / at the fires |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | ateştenfrom the fire | ateşlerdenfrom the fires |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | ateşinthe fire's / of the fire | ateşlerinthe fires's / of the fires |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | ateşlewith the fire | ateşlerlewith the fires |
Possessive forms: “my fire”, “your fire”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (ateşinde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | ateşimmy fire | ateşimimy fire (object) | ateşimeto my fire | ateşimdein / at my fire | ateşimdenfrom my fire |
| seninyour | ateşinyour fire | ateşiniyour fire (object) | ateşineto your fire | ateşindein / at your fire | ateşindenfrom your fire |
| onunhis/her/its | ateşihis/her fire | ateşinihis/her fire (object) | ateşineto his/her fire | ateşindein / at his/her fire | ateşindenfrom his/her fire |
| bizimour | ateşimizour fire | ateşimiziour fire (object) | ateşimizeto our fire | ateşimizdein / at our fire | ateşimizdenfrom our fire |
| sizinyour (pl.) | ateşinizyour (pl.) fire | ateşiniziyour (pl.) fire (object) | ateşinizeto your (pl.) fire | ateşinizdein / at your (pl.) fire | ateşinizdenfrom your (pl.) fire |
| onlarıntheir | ateşleritheir fires | ateşlerinitheir fires (object) | ateşlerineto their fires | ateşlerindein / at their fires | ateşlerindenfrom their fires |
Plural + possessive: ateşlerim (my fires) · ateşlerin (your fires) · ateşleri (his/her fires) · ateşlerimiz (our fires) · ateşleriniz (your (pl.) fires) · ateşleri (their fires)
Ateş in example sentences
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Questions about ateş
What is the plural of ateş?
The plural of ateş ("fire") is ateşler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of ateş is e, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: ateşleri, ateşlerde, ateşlerden.
How do you say "to the fire" in Turkish?
"To the fire" is ateşe, the dative case (-e). Similarly, "in / at the fire" is ateşte (locative) and "from the fire" is ateşten (ablative).
How do you say "my fire" in Turkish?
"My fire" is ateşim (often with the pronoun: benim ateşim). "Your fire" is ateşin, "his/her fire" is ateşi and "my fires" is ateşlerim.
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