Bahçe Declension: Turkish Cases of 'garden'
bahçe means “garden”. Its last vowel is e, so 2-way suffixes use e (bahçeler) and 4-way suffixes use i (bahçenin). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: bahçeyi, bahçenin, bahçesi.
Quick facts
- Plural
- bahçeler
- gardens
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- bahçeyi
- accusative, “the garden”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).bahçeyi, bahçeye, bahçeyle
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).bahçenin
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).bahçesi
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).bahçesini, bahçesinde
Bahçe in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | bahçegarden | bahçelergardens |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | bahçeyithe garden (object) | bahçelerithe gardens (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | bahçeyeto the garden | bahçelereto the gardens |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | bahçedein / at the garden | bahçelerdein / at the gardens |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | bahçedenfrom the garden | bahçelerdenfrom the gardens |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | bahçeninthe garden's / of the garden | bahçelerinthe gardens's / of the gardens |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | bahçeylewith the garden | bahçelerlewith the gardens |
Possessive forms: “my garden”, “your garden”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (bahçesinde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | bahçemmy garden | bahçemimy garden (object) | bahçemeto my garden | bahçemdein / at my garden | bahçemdenfrom my garden |
| seninyour | bahçenyour garden | bahçeniyour garden (object) | bahçeneto your garden | bahçendein / at your garden | bahçendenfrom your garden |
| onunhis/her/its | bahçesihis/her garden | bahçesinihis/her garden (object) | bahçesineto his/her garden | bahçesindein / at his/her garden | bahçesindenfrom his/her garden |
| bizimour | bahçemizour garden | bahçemiziour garden (object) | bahçemizeto our garden | bahçemizdein / at our garden | bahçemizdenfrom our garden |
| sizinyour (pl.) | bahçenizyour (pl.) garden | bahçeniziyour (pl.) garden (object) | bahçenizeto your (pl.) garden | bahçenizdein / at your (pl.) garden | bahçenizdenfrom your (pl.) garden |
| onlarıntheir | bahçeleritheir gardens | bahçelerinitheir gardens (object) | bahçelerineto their gardens | bahçelerindein / at their gardens | bahçelerindenfrom their gardens |
Plural + possessive: bahçelerim (my gardens) · bahçelerin (your gardens) · bahçeleri (his/her gardens) · bahçelerimiz (our gardens) · bahçeleriniz (your (pl.) gardens) · bahçeleri (their gardens)
Bahçe in example sentences
Watch out with bahçe
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: bahçeyi (y), bahçenin (n), bahçesi (s). After bahçesi a case suffix adds n: bahçesinde, not
*bahçeside. Rule →
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Questions about bahçe
What is the plural of bahçe?
The plural of bahçe ("garden") is bahçeler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of bahçe is e, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: bahçeleri, bahçelerde, bahçelerden.
How do you say "to the garden" in Turkish?
"To the garden" is bahçeye, the dative case (-ye). Similarly, "in / at the garden" is bahçede (locative) and "from the garden" is bahçeden (ablative).
How do you say "my garden" in Turkish?
"My garden" is bahçem (often with the pronoun: benim bahçem). "Your garden" is bahçen, "his/her garden" is bahçesi and "my gardens" is bahçelerim.
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