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Ayna Declension: Turkish Cases of 'mirror'

ayna means “mirror”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (aynalar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (aynanın). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: aynayı, aynanın, aynası.

Quick facts

Plural
aynalar
mirrors
Harmony
Back unrounded
suffix vowels a / ı
Ends in
a vowel
buffer letters y / n / s
Object form
aynayı
accusative, “the mirror”

Rules this noun follows

  • Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).aynayı, aynaya, aynayla
  • Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).aynanın
  • Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).aynası
  • Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).aynasını, aynasında

Ayna in all seven cases

The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.

CaseSingularPlural
NominativeYalın hâl · no endingaynamirroraynalarmirrors
AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)Iaynayıthe mirror (object)aynalarıthe mirrors (object)
DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)Aaynayato the mirroraynalarato the mirrors
LocativeBulunma hâli · -DAaynadain / at the mirroraynalardain / at the mirrors
AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAnaynadanfrom the mirroraynalardanfrom the mirrors
Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)Inaynanınthe mirror's / of the mirroraynalarınthe mirrors's / of the mirrors
InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lAaynaylawith the mirroraynalarlawith the mirrors

Possessive forms: “my mirror”, “your mirror”…

The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (aynasında). See possessive suffixes.

OwnerNominativeAccusativeDativeLocativeAblative
benimmyaynammy mirroraynamımy mirror (object)aynamato my mirroraynamdain / at my mirroraynamdanfrom my mirror
seninyouraynanyour mirroraynanıyour mirror (object)aynanato your mirroraynandain / at your mirroraynandanfrom your mirror
onunhis/her/itsaynasıhis/her mirroraynasınıhis/her mirror (object)aynasınato his/her mirroraynasındain / at his/her mirroraynasındanfrom his/her mirror
bizimouraynamızour mirroraynamızıour mirror (object)aynamızato our mirroraynamızdain / at our mirroraynamızdanfrom our mirror
sizinyour (pl.)aynanızyour (pl.) mirroraynanızıyour (pl.) mirror (object)aynanızato your (pl.) mirroraynanızdain / at your (pl.) mirroraynanızdanfrom your (pl.) mirror
onlarıntheiraynalarıtheir mirrorsaynalarınıtheir mirrors (object)aynalarınato their mirrorsaynalarındain / at their mirrorsaynalarındanfrom their mirrors

Plural + possessive: aynalarım (my mirrors) · aynaların (your mirrors) · aynaları (his/her mirrors) · aynalarımız (our mirrors) · aynalarınız (your (pl.) mirrors) · aynaları (their mirrors)

Ayna in example sentences

  • Aynaya bakıp saçını taradı.

    She looked in the mirror and combed her hair.

    Dative case

  • Aynada kendimi görünce şaşırdım.

    I was surprised when I saw myself in the mirror.

    Locative case

  • Banyonun aynasını sildim.

    I wiped the bathroom mirror.

    Accusative case

Watch out with ayna

  • Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: aynayı (y), aynanın (n), aynası (s). After aynası a case suffix adds n: aynasında, not *aynasıda. Rule →

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Questions about ayna

What is the plural of ayna?

The plural of ayna ("mirror") is aynalar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of ayna is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: aynaları, aynalarda, aynalardan.

How do you say "to the mirror" in Turkish?

"To the mirror" is aynaya, the dative case (-ya). Similarly, "in / at the mirror" is aynada (locative) and "from the mirror" is aynadan (ablative).

How do you say "my mirror" in Turkish?

"My mirror" is aynam (often with the pronoun: benim aynam). "Your mirror" is aynan, "his/her mirror" is aynası and "my mirrors" is aynalarım.

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