Banka Declension: Turkish Cases of 'bank'
banka means “bank”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (bankalar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (bankanın). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: bankayı, bankanın, bankası.
Quick facts
- Plural
- bankalar
- banks
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- bankayı
- accusative, “the bank”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).bankayı, bankaya, bankayla
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).bankanın
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).bankası
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).bankasını, bankasında
Banka in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | bankabank | bankalarbanks |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | bankayıthe bank (object) | bankalarıthe banks (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | bankayato the bank | bankalarato the banks |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | bankadain / at the bank | bankalardain / at the banks |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | bankadanfrom the bank | bankalardanfrom the banks |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | bankanınthe bank's / of the bank | bankalarınthe banks's / of the banks |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | bankaylawith the bank | bankalarlawith the banks |
Possessive forms: “my bank”, “your bank”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (bankasında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | bankammy bank | bankamımy bank (object) | bankamato my bank | bankamdain / at my bank | bankamdanfrom my bank |
| seninyour | bankanyour bank | bankanıyour bank (object) | bankanato your bank | bankandain / at your bank | bankandanfrom your bank |
| onunhis/her/its | bankasıhis/her bank | bankasınıhis/her bank (object) | bankasınato his/her bank | bankasındain / at his/her bank | bankasındanfrom his/her bank |
| bizimour | bankamızour bank | bankamızıour bank (object) | bankamızato our bank | bankamızdain / at our bank | bankamızdanfrom our bank |
| sizinyour (pl.) | bankanızyour (pl.) bank | bankanızıyour (pl.) bank (object) | bankanızato your (pl.) bank | bankanızdain / at your (pl.) bank | bankanızdanfrom your (pl.) bank |
| onlarıntheir | bankalarıtheir banks | bankalarınıtheir banks (object) | bankalarınato their banks | bankalarındain / at their banks | bankalarındanfrom their banks |
Plural + possessive: bankalarım (my banks) · bankaların (your banks) · bankaları (his/her banks) · bankalarımız (our banks) · bankalarınız (your (pl.) banks) · bankaları (their banks)
Banka in example sentences
Watch out with banka
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: bankayı (y), bankanın (n), bankası (s). After bankası a case suffix adds n: bankasında, not
*bankasıda. Rule →
Related nouns and resources
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Other A1 nouns ending in a vowel
Questions about banka
What is the plural of banka?
The plural of banka ("bank") is bankalar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of banka is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: bankaları, bankalarda, bankalardan.
How do you say "to the bank" in Turkish?
"To the bank" is bankaya, the dative case (-ya). Similarly, "in / at the bank" is bankada (locative) and "from the bank" is bankadan (ablative).
How do you say "my bank" in Turkish?
"My bank" is bankam (often with the pronoun: benim bankam). "Your bank" is bankan, "his/her bank" is bankası and "my banks" is bankalarım.
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