Cadde Declension: Turkish Cases of 'avenue'
cadde means “avenue”. Its last vowel is e, so 2-way suffixes use e (caddeler) and 4-way suffixes use i (caddenin). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: caddeyi, caddenin, caddesi.
Quick facts
- Plural
- caddeler
- avenues
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- caddeyi
- accusative, “the avenue”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).caddeyi, caddeye, caddeyle
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).caddenin
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).caddesi
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).caddesini, caddesinde
Cadde in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | caddeavenue | caddeleravenues |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | caddeyithe avenue (object) | caddelerithe avenues (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | caddeyeto the avenue | caddelereto the avenues |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | caddedein / at the avenue | caddelerdein / at the avenues |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | caddedenfrom the avenue | caddelerdenfrom the avenues |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | caddeninthe avenue's / of the avenue | caddelerinthe avenues's / of the avenues |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | caddeylewith the avenue | caddelerlewith the avenues |
Possessive forms: “my avenue”, “your avenue”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (caddesinde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | caddemmy avenue | caddemimy avenue (object) | caddemeto my avenue | caddemdein / at my avenue | caddemdenfrom my avenue |
| seninyour | caddenyour avenue | caddeniyour avenue (object) | caddeneto your avenue | caddendein / at your avenue | caddendenfrom your avenue |
| onunhis/her/its | caddesihis/her avenue | caddesinihis/her avenue (object) | caddesineto his/her avenue | caddesindein / at his/her avenue | caddesindenfrom his/her avenue |
| bizimour | caddemizour avenue | caddemiziour avenue (object) | caddemizeto our avenue | caddemizdein / at our avenue | caddemizdenfrom our avenue |
| sizinyour (pl.) | caddenizyour (pl.) avenue | caddeniziyour (pl.) avenue (object) | caddenizeto your (pl.) avenue | caddenizdein / at your (pl.) avenue | caddenizdenfrom your (pl.) avenue |
| onlarıntheir | caddeleritheir avenues | caddelerinitheir avenues (object) | caddelerineto their avenues | caddelerindein / at their avenues | caddelerindenfrom their avenues |
Plural + possessive: caddelerim (my avenues) · caddelerin (your avenues) · caddeleri (his/her avenues) · caddelerimiz (our avenues) · caddeleriniz (your (pl.) avenues) · caddeleri (their avenues)
Cadde in example sentences
Watch out with cadde
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: caddeyi (y), caddenin (n), caddesi (s). After caddesi a case suffix adds n: caddesinde, not
*caddeside. Rule →
Related nouns and resources
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Other A1 nouns ending in a vowel
Questions about cadde
What is the plural of cadde?
The plural of cadde ("avenue") is caddeler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of cadde is e, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: caddeleri, caddelerde, caddelerden.
How do you say "to the avenue" in Turkish?
"To the avenue" is caddeye, the dative case (-ye). Similarly, "in / at the avenue" is caddede (locative) and "from the avenue" is caddeden (ablative).
How do you say "my avenue" in Turkish?
"My avenue" is caddem (often with the pronoun: benim caddem). "Your avenue" is cadden, "his/her avenue" is caddesi and "my avenues" is caddelerim.
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