Banyo Declension: Turkish Cases of 'bathroom'
banyo means “bathroom”. Its last vowel is o, so 2-way suffixes use a (banyolar) and 4-way suffixes use u (banyonun). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: banyoyu, banyonun, banyosu.
Quick facts
- Plural
- banyolar
- bathrooms
- Harmony
- Back rounded
- suffix vowels a / u
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- banyoyu
- accusative, “the bathroom”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).banyoyu, banyoya, banyoyla
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).banyonun
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).banyosu
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).banyosunu, banyosunda
Banyo in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | banyobathroom | banyolarbathrooms |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | banyoyuthe bathroom (object) | banyolarıthe bathrooms (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | banyoyato the bathroom | banyolarato the bathrooms |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | banyodain / at the bathroom | banyolardain / at the bathrooms |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | banyodanfrom the bathroom | banyolardanfrom the bathrooms |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | banyonunthe bathroom's / of the bathroom | banyolarınthe bathrooms's / of the bathrooms |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | banyoylawith the bathroom | banyolarlawith the bathrooms |
Possessive forms: “my bathroom”, “your bathroom”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (banyosunda). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | banyommy bathroom | banyomumy bathroom (object) | banyomato my bathroom | banyomdain / at my bathroom | banyomdanfrom my bathroom |
| seninyour | banyonyour bathroom | banyonuyour bathroom (object) | banyonato your bathroom | banyondain / at your bathroom | banyondanfrom your bathroom |
| onunhis/her/its | banyosuhis/her bathroom | banyosunuhis/her bathroom (object) | banyosunato his/her bathroom | banyosundain / at his/her bathroom | banyosundanfrom his/her bathroom |
| bizimour | banyomuzour bathroom | banyomuzuour bathroom (object) | banyomuzato our bathroom | banyomuzdain / at our bathroom | banyomuzdanfrom our bathroom |
| sizinyour (pl.) | banyonuzyour (pl.) bathroom | banyonuzuyour (pl.) bathroom (object) | banyonuzato your (pl.) bathroom | banyonuzdain / at your (pl.) bathroom | banyonuzdanfrom your (pl.) bathroom |
| onlarıntheir | banyolarıtheir bathrooms | banyolarınıtheir bathrooms (object) | banyolarınato their bathrooms | banyolarındain / at their bathrooms | banyolarındanfrom their bathrooms |
Plural + possessive: banyolarım (my bathrooms) · banyoların (your bathrooms) · banyoları (his/her bathrooms) · banyolarımız (our bathrooms) · banyolarınız (your (pl.) bathrooms) · banyoları (their bathrooms)
Banyo in example sentences
Watch out with banyo
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: banyoyu (y), banyonun (n), banyosu (s). After banyosu a case suffix adds n: banyosunda, not
*banyosuda. Rule →
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Questions about banyo
What is the plural of banyo?
The plural of banyo ("bathroom") is banyolar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of banyo is o, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: banyoları, banyolarda, banyolardan.
How do you say "to the bathroom" in Turkish?
"To the bathroom" is banyoya, the dative case (-ya). Similarly, "in / at the bathroom" is banyoda (locative) and "from the bathroom" is banyodan (ablative).
How do you say "my bathroom" in Turkish?
"My bathroom" is banyom (often with the pronoun: benim banyom). "Your bathroom" is banyon, "his/her bathroom" is banyosu and "my bathrooms" is banyolarım.
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