Ay Declension: Turkish Cases of 'month'
ay means “month, moon”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (aylar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (ayın). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to ay, as in ayı and ayda.
Quick facts
- Plural
- aylar
- months
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- ayı
- accusative, “the month”
Rules this noun follows
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).ayım, ayın
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).ayını, ayında
Ay in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | aymonth | aylarmonths |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | ayıthe month (object) | aylarıthe months (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | ayato the month | aylarato the months |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | aydain / at the month | aylardain / at the months |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | aydanfrom the month | aylardanfrom the months |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | ayınthe month's / of the month | aylarınthe months's / of the months |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | aylawith the month | aylarlawith the months |
Possessive forms: “my month”, “your month”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (ayında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | ayımmy month | ayımımy month (object) | ayımato my month | ayımdain / at my month | ayımdanfrom my month |
| seninyour | ayınyour month | ayınıyour month (object) | ayınato your month | ayındain / at your month | ayındanfrom your month |
| onunhis/her/its | ayıhis/her month | ayınıhis/her month (object) | ayınato his/her month | ayındain / at his/her month | ayındanfrom his/her month |
| bizimour | ayımızour month | ayımızıour month (object) | ayımızato our month | ayımızdain / at our month | ayımızdanfrom our month |
| sizinyour (pl.) | ayınızyour (pl.) month | ayınızıyour (pl.) month (object) | ayınızato your (pl.) month | ayınızdain / at your (pl.) month | ayınızdanfrom your (pl.) month |
| onlarıntheir | aylarıtheir months | aylarınıtheir months (object) | aylarınato their months | aylarındain / at their months | aylarındanfrom their months |
Plural + possessive: aylarım (my months) · ayların (your months) · ayları (his/her months) · aylarımız (our months) · aylarınız (your (pl.) months) · ayları (their months)
Ay in example sentences
Watch out with ay
- Same spelling, different word. ayı (the moon, as an object) is also the noun ayı "bear". Ayda bir means "once a month".
- Two meanings of ayın. ayın is both "of the month" (genitive) and "your month" (possessive). ayı is likewise both the object form and "his/her month". Rule →
Related nouns and resources
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Questions about ay
What is the plural of ay?
The plural of ay ("month") is aylar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of ay is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: ayları, aylarda, aylardan.
How do you say "to the month" in Turkish?
"To the month" is aya, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the month" is ayda (locative) and "from the month" is aydan (ablative).
How do you say "my month" in Turkish?
"My month" is ayım (often with the pronoun: benim ayım). "Your month" is ayın, "his/her month" is ayı and "my months" is aylarım.
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