Bal Declension: Turkish Cases of 'honey'
bal means “honey”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (ballar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (balın). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to bal, as in balı and balda.
Quick facts
- Plural
- ballar
- honey
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- balı
- accusative, “the honey”
Rules this noun follows
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).balım, balın
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).balını, balında
Bal in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | balhoney | ballarhoney |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | balıthe honey (object) | ballarıthe honey (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | balato the honey | ballarato the honey |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | baldain / at the honey | ballardain / at the honey |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | baldanfrom the honey | ballardanfrom the honey |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | balınthe honey's / of the honey | ballarınthe honey's / of the honey |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | ballawith the honey | ballarlawith the honey |
Possessive forms: “my honey”, “your honey”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (balında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | balımmy honey | balımımy honey (object) | balımato my honey | balımdain / at my honey | balımdanfrom my honey |
| seninyour | balınyour honey | balınıyour honey (object) | balınato your honey | balındain / at your honey | balındanfrom your honey |
| onunhis/her/its | balıhis/her honey | balınıhis/her honey (object) | balınato his/her honey | balındain / at his/her honey | balındanfrom his/her honey |
| bizimour | balımızour honey | balımızıour honey (object) | balımızato our honey | balımızdain / at our honey | balımızdanfrom our honey |
| sizinyour (pl.) | balınızyour (pl.) honey | balınızıyour (pl.) honey (object) | balınızato your (pl.) honey | balınızdain / at your (pl.) honey | balınızdanfrom your (pl.) honey |
| onlarıntheir | ballarıtheir honey | ballarınıtheir honey (object) | ballarınato their honey | ballarındain / at their honey | ballarındanfrom their honey |
Plural + possessive: ballarım (my honey) · balların (your honey) · balları (his/her honey) · ballarımız (our honey) · ballarınız (your (pl.) honey) · balları (their honey)
Bal in example sentences
Watch out with bal
- Two meanings of balın. balın is both "of the honey" (genitive) and "your honey" (possessive). balı is likewise both the object form and "his/her honey". Rule →
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Questions about bal
What is the plural of bal?
The plural of bal ("honey") is ballar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of bal is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: balları, ballarda, ballardan.
How do you say "to the honey" in Turkish?
"To the honey" is bala, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the honey" is balda (locative) and "from the honey" is baldan (ablative).
How do you say "my honey" in Turkish?
"My honey" is balım (often with the pronoun: benim balım). "Your honey" is balın, "his/her honey" is balı and "my honey" is ballarım.
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