Ceket Declension: Turkish Cases of 'jacket'
ceket means “jacket”. Its last vowel is e, so 2-way suffixes use e (ceketler) and 4-way suffixes use i (ceketin). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to ceket, as in ceketi and cekette.
Quick facts
- Plural
- ceketler
- jackets
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- ceketi
- accusative, “the jacket”
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).cekette, ceketten
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).ceketim, ceketin
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).ceketini, ceketinde
Ceket in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | ceketjacket | ceketlerjackets |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | ceketithe jacket (object) | ceketlerithe jackets (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | ceketeto the jacket | ceketlereto the jackets |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | cekettein / at the jacket | ceketlerdein / at the jackets |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | cekettenfrom the jacket | ceketlerdenfrom the jackets |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | ceketinthe jacket's / of the jacket | ceketlerinthe jackets's / of the jackets |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | ceketlewith the jacket | ceketlerlewith the jackets |
Possessive forms: “my jacket”, “your jacket”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (ceketinde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | ceketimmy jacket | ceketimimy jacket (object) | ceketimeto my jacket | ceketimdein / at my jacket | ceketimdenfrom my jacket |
| seninyour | ceketinyour jacket | ceketiniyour jacket (object) | ceketineto your jacket | ceketindein / at your jacket | ceketindenfrom your jacket |
| onunhis/her/its | ceketihis/her jacket | ceketinihis/her jacket (object) | ceketineto his/her jacket | ceketindein / at his/her jacket | ceketindenfrom his/her jacket |
| bizimour | ceketimizour jacket | ceketimiziour jacket (object) | ceketimizeto our jacket | ceketimizdein / at our jacket | ceketimizdenfrom our jacket |
| sizinyour (pl.) | ceketinizyour (pl.) jacket | ceketiniziyour (pl.) jacket (object) | ceketinizeto your (pl.) jacket | ceketinizdein / at your (pl.) jacket | ceketinizdenfrom your (pl.) jacket |
| onlarıntheir | ceketleritheir jackets | ceketlerinitheir jackets (object) | ceketlerineto their jackets | ceketlerindein / at their jackets | ceketlerindenfrom their jackets |
Plural + possessive: ceketlerim (my jackets) · ceketlerin (your jackets) · ceketleri (his/her jackets) · ceketlerimiz (our jackets) · ceketleriniz (your (pl.) jackets) · ceketleri (their jackets)
Ceket in example sentences
Watch out with ceket
- This t does not soften. Unlike kitap → kitabı, ceket keeps its t: ceketi, cekete (not
*cekedi). 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: cekette, ceketten (not
*ceketde). Rule → - Two meanings of ceketin. ceketin is both "of the jacket" (genitive) and "your jacket" (possessive). ceketi is likewise both the object form and "his/her jacket". Rule →
Related nouns and resources
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Other front-vowel A1 nouns
Questions about ceket
What is the plural of ceket?
The plural of ceket ("jacket") is ceketler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of ceket is e, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: ceketleri, ceketlerde, ceketlerden.
How do you say "to the jacket" in Turkish?
"To the jacket" is cekete, the dative case (-e). Similarly, "in / at the jacket" is cekette (locative) and "from the jacket" is ceketten (ablative).
How do you say "my jacket" in Turkish?
"My jacket" is ceketim (often with the pronoun: benim ceketim). "Your jacket" is ceketin, "his/her jacket" is ceketi and "my jackets" is ceketlerim.
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