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Bayram Declension: Turkish Cases of 'holiday'

bayram means “holiday, festival”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (bayramlar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (bayramın). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to bayram, as in bayramı and bayramda.

Quick facts

Plural
bayramlar
holidays
Harmony
Back unrounded
suffix vowels a / ı
Ends in
a consonant
suffixes attach directly
Object form
bayramı
accusative, “the holiday”

Rules this noun follows

  • Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).bayramım, bayramın
  • Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).bayramını, bayramında

Bayram in all seven cases

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

CaseSingularPlural
NominativeYalın hâl · no endingbayramholidaybayramlarholidays
AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)Ibayramıthe holiday (object)bayramlarıthe holidays (object)
DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)Abayramato the holidaybayramlarato the holidays
LocativeBulunma hâli · -DAbayramdain / at the holidaybayramlardain / at the holidays
AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAnbayramdanfrom the holidaybayramlardanfrom the holidays
Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)Inbayramınthe holiday's / of the holidaybayramlarınthe holidays's / of the holidays
InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lAbayramlawith the holidaybayramlarlawith the holidays

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

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

OwnerNominativeAccusativeDativeLocativeAblative
benimmybayramımmy holidaybayramımımy holiday (object)bayramımato my holidaybayramımdain / at my holidaybayramımdanfrom my holiday
seninyourbayramınyour holidaybayramınıyour holiday (object)bayramınato your holidaybayramındain / at your holidaybayramındanfrom your holiday
onunhis/her/itsbayramıhis/her holidaybayramınıhis/her holiday (object)bayramınato his/her holidaybayramındain / at his/her holidaybayramındanfrom his/her holiday
bizimourbayramımızour holidaybayramımızıour holiday (object)bayramımızato our holidaybayramımızdain / at our holidaybayramımızdanfrom our holiday
sizinyour (pl.)bayramınızyour (pl.) holidaybayramınızıyour (pl.) holiday (object)bayramınızato your (pl.) holidaybayramınızdain / at your (pl.) holidaybayramınızdanfrom your (pl.) holiday
onlarıntheirbayramlarıtheir holidaysbayramlarınıtheir holidays (object)bayramlarınato their holidaysbayramlarındain / at their holidaysbayramlarındanfrom their holidays

Plural + possessive: bayramlarım (my holidays) · bayramların (your holidays) · bayramları (his/her holidays) · bayramlarımız (our holidays) · bayramlarınız (your (pl.) holidays) · bayramları (their holidays)

Bayram in example sentences

  • Bayramda büyüklerin elini öperiz.

    During the holiday we kiss our elders' hands.

    Locative case
  • Bayramınız kutlu olsun!

    Happy holiday!

    Nominative case
  • Bayrama iki gün kaldı.

    There are two days left until the holiday.

    Dative case

Watch out with bayram

  • Two meanings of bayramın. bayramın is both "of the holiday" (genitive) and "your holiday" (possessive). bayramı is likewise both the object form and "his/her holiday". Rule →

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Questions about bayram

What is the plural of bayram?

The plural of bayram ("holiday") is bayramlar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of bayram is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: bayramları, bayramlarda, bayramlardan.

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

"To the holiday" is bayrama, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the holiday" is bayramda (locative) and "from the holiday" is bayramdan (ablative).

How do you say "my holiday" in Turkish?

"My holiday" is bayramım (often with the pronoun: benim bayramım). "Your holiday" is bayramın, "his/her holiday" is bayramı and "my holidays" is bayramlarım.

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