Bilet Declension: Turkish Cases of 'ticket'
bilet means “ticket”. Its last vowel is e, so 2-way suffixes use e (biletler) and 4-way suffixes use i (biletin). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to bilet, as in bileti and bilette.
Quick facts
- Plural
- biletler
- tickets
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- bileti
- accusative, “the ticket”
Rules this noun follows
- Consonant hardening — After f, s, t, k, ç, ş, h, p a suffix-initial d becomes t (and c becomes ç).bilette, biletten
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).biletim, biletin
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).biletini, biletinde
Bilet in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | biletticket | biletlertickets |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | biletithe ticket (object) | biletlerithe tickets (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | bileteto the ticket | biletlereto the tickets |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | bilettein / at the ticket | biletlerdein / at the tickets |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | bilettenfrom the ticket | biletlerdenfrom the tickets |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | biletinthe ticket's / of the ticket | biletlerinthe tickets's / of the tickets |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | biletlewith the ticket | biletlerlewith the tickets |
Possessive forms: “my ticket”, “your ticket”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (biletinde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | biletimmy ticket | biletimimy ticket (object) | biletimeto my ticket | biletimdein / at my ticket | biletimdenfrom my ticket |
| seninyour | biletinyour ticket | biletiniyour ticket (object) | biletineto your ticket | biletindein / at your ticket | biletindenfrom your ticket |
| onunhis/her/its | biletihis/her ticket | biletinihis/her ticket (object) | biletineto his/her ticket | biletindein / at his/her ticket | biletindenfrom his/her ticket |
| bizimour | biletimizour ticket | biletimiziour ticket (object) | biletimizeto our ticket | biletimizdein / at our ticket | biletimizdenfrom our ticket |
| sizinyour (pl.) | biletinizyour (pl.) ticket | biletiniziyour (pl.) ticket (object) | biletinizeto your (pl.) ticket | biletinizdein / at your (pl.) ticket | biletinizdenfrom your (pl.) ticket |
| onlarıntheir | biletleritheir tickets | biletlerinitheir tickets (object) | biletlerineto their tickets | biletlerindein / at their tickets | biletlerindenfrom their tickets |
Plural + possessive: biletlerim (my tickets) · biletlerin (your tickets) · biletleri (his/her tickets) · biletlerimiz (our tickets) · biletleriniz (your (pl.) tickets) · biletleri (their tickets)
Bilet in example sentences
Watch out with bilet
- This t does not soften. Unlike kitap → kitabı, bilet keeps its t: bileti, bilete (not
*biledi). Loanwords and some native words are exceptions to the softening rule, so learn them as you meet them. Rule → - Locative with t, not d. After a voiceless consonant the locative and ablative start with t: bilette, biletten (not
*biletde). Rule → - Two meanings of biletin. biletin is both "of the ticket" (genitive) and "your ticket" (possessive). bileti is likewise both the object form and "his/her ticket". Rule →
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Questions about bilet
What is the plural of bilet?
The plural of bilet ("ticket") is biletler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of bilet is e, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: biletleri, biletlerde, biletlerden.
How do you say "to the ticket" in Turkish?
"To the ticket" is bilete, the dative case (-e). Similarly, "in / at the ticket" is bilette (locative) and "from the ticket" is biletten (ablative).
How do you say "my ticket" in Turkish?
"My ticket" is biletim (often with the pronoun: benim biletim). "Your ticket" is biletin, "his/her ticket" is bileti and "my tickets" is biletlerim.
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