Bira Declension: Turkish Cases of 'beer'
bira means “beer”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (biralar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (biranın). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: birayı, biranın, birası.
Quick facts
- Plural
- biralar
- beers
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- birayı
- accusative, “the beer”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).birayı, biraya, birayla
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).biranın
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).birası
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).birasını, birasında
Bira in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | birabeer | biralarbeers |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | birayıthe beer (object) | biralarıthe beers (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | birayato the beer | biralarato the beers |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | biradain / at the beer | biralardain / at the beers |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | biradanfrom the beer | biralardanfrom the beers |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | biranınthe beer's / of the beer | biralarınthe beers's / of the beers |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | biraylawith the beer | biralarlawith the beers |
Possessive forms: “my beer”, “your beer”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (birasında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | birammy beer | biramımy beer (object) | biramato my beer | biramdain / at my beer | biramdanfrom my beer |
| seninyour | biranyour beer | biranıyour beer (object) | biranato your beer | birandain / at your beer | birandanfrom your beer |
| onunhis/her/its | birasıhis/her beer | birasınıhis/her beer (object) | birasınato his/her beer | birasındain / at his/her beer | birasındanfrom his/her beer |
| bizimour | biramızour beer | biramızıour beer (object) | biramızato our beer | biramızdain / at our beer | biramızdanfrom our beer |
| sizinyour (pl.) | biranızyour (pl.) beer | biranızıyour (pl.) beer (object) | biranızato your (pl.) beer | biranızdain / at your (pl.) beer | biranızdanfrom your (pl.) beer |
| onlarıntheir | biralarıtheir beers | biralarınıtheir beers (object) | biralarınato their beers | biralarındain / at their beers | biralarındanfrom their beers |
Plural + possessive: biralarım (my beers) · biraların (your beers) · biraları (his/her beers) · biralarımız (our beers) · biralarınız (your (pl.) beers) · biraları (their beers)
Bira in example sentences
Watch out with bira
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: birayı (y), biranın (n), birası (s). After birası a case suffix adds n: birasında, not
*birasıda. Rule →
Related nouns and resources
Related nouns: food & drink
Other A2 nouns ending in a vowel
Questions about bira
What is the plural of bira?
The plural of bira ("beer") is biralar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of bira is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: biraları, biralarda, biralardan.
How do you say "to the beer" in Turkish?
"To the beer" is biraya, the dative case (-ya). Similarly, "in / at the beer" is birada (locative) and "from the beer" is biradan (ablative).
How do you say "my beer" in Turkish?
"My beer" is biram (often with the pronoun: benim biram). "Your beer" is biran, "his/her beer" is birası and "my beers" is biralarım.
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