Çatal Declension: Turkish Cases of 'fork'
çatal means “fork”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (çatallar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (çatalın). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to çatal, as in çatalı and çatalda.
Quick facts
- Plural
- çatallar
- forks
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- çatalı
- accusative, “the fork”
Rules this noun follows
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).çatalım, çatalın
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).çatalını, çatalında
Çatal in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | çatalfork | çatallarforks |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | çatalıthe fork (object) | çatallarıthe forks (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | çatalato the fork | çatallarato the forks |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | çataldain / at the fork | çatallardain / at the forks |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | çataldanfrom the fork | çatallardanfrom the forks |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | çatalınthe fork's / of the fork | çatallarınthe forks's / of the forks |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | çatallawith the fork | çatallarlawith the forks |
Possessive forms: “my fork”, “your fork”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (çatalında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | çatalımmy fork | çatalımımy fork (object) | çatalımato my fork | çatalımdain / at my fork | çatalımdanfrom my fork |
| seninyour | çatalınyour fork | çatalınıyour fork (object) | çatalınato your fork | çatalındain / at your fork | çatalındanfrom your fork |
| onunhis/her/its | çatalıhis/her fork | çatalınıhis/her fork (object) | çatalınato his/her fork | çatalındain / at his/her fork | çatalındanfrom his/her fork |
| bizimour | çatalımızour fork | çatalımızıour fork (object) | çatalımızato our fork | çatalımızdain / at our fork | çatalımızdanfrom our fork |
| sizinyour (pl.) | çatalınızyour (pl.) fork | çatalınızıyour (pl.) fork (object) | çatalınızato your (pl.) fork | çatalınızdain / at your (pl.) fork | çatalınızdanfrom your (pl.) fork |
| onlarıntheir | çatallarıtheir forks | çatallarınıtheir forks (object) | çatallarınato their forks | çatallarındain / at their forks | çatallarındanfrom their forks |
Plural + possessive: çatallarım (my forks) · çatalların (your forks) · çatalları (his/her forks) · çatallarımız (our forks) · çatallarınız (your (pl.) forks) · çatalları (their forks)
Çatal in example sentences
Çatalımı düşürdüm, yenisini alabilir miyim?
I dropped my fork, could I have a new one?
Accusative case
Watch out with çatal
- Two meanings of çatalın. çatalın is both "of the fork" (genitive) and "your fork" (possessive). çatalı is likewise both the object form and "his/her fork". Rule →
Related nouns and resources
Related nouns: kitchen & tableware
Other back-vowel A1 nouns
Questions about çatal
What is the plural of çatal?
The plural of çatal ("fork") is çatallar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of çatal is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: çatalları, çatallarda, çatallardan.
How do you say "to the fork" in Turkish?
"To the fork" is çatala, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the fork" is çatalda (locative) and "from the fork" is çataldan (ablative).
How do you say "my fork" in Turkish?
"My fork" is çatalım (often with the pronoun: benim çatalım). "Your fork" is çatalın, "his/her fork" is çatalı and "my forks" is çatallarım.
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