Dağ Declension: Turkish Cases of 'mountain'
dağ means “mountain”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (dağlar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (dağın). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to dağ, as in dağı and dağda.
Quick facts
- Plural
- dağlar
- mountains
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- dağı
- accusative, “the mountain”
Rules this noun follows
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).dağım, dağın
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).dağını, dağında
Dağ in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | dağmountain | dağlarmountains |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | dağıthe mountain (object) | dağlarıthe mountains (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | dağato the mountain | dağlarato the mountains |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | dağdain / at the mountain | dağlardain / at the mountains |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | dağdanfrom the mountain | dağlardanfrom the mountains |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | dağınthe mountain's / of the mountain | dağlarınthe mountains's / of the mountains |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | dağlawith the mountain | dağlarlawith the mountains |
Possessive forms: “my mountain”, “your mountain”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (dağında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | dağımmy mountain | dağımımy mountain (object) | dağımato my mountain | dağımdain / at my mountain | dağımdanfrom my mountain |
| seninyour | dağınyour mountain | dağınıyour mountain (object) | dağınato your mountain | dağındain / at your mountain | dağındanfrom your mountain |
| onunhis/her/its | dağıhis/her mountain | dağınıhis/her mountain (object) | dağınato his/her mountain | dağındain / at his/her mountain | dağındanfrom his/her mountain |
| bizimour | dağımızour mountain | dağımızıour mountain (object) | dağımızato our mountain | dağımızdain / at our mountain | dağımızdanfrom our mountain |
| sizinyour (pl.) | dağınızyour (pl.) mountain | dağınızıyour (pl.) mountain (object) | dağınızato your (pl.) mountain | dağınızdain / at your (pl.) mountain | dağınızdanfrom your (pl.) mountain |
| onlarıntheir | dağlarıtheir mountains | dağlarınıtheir mountains (object) | dağlarınato their mountains | dağlarındain / at their mountains | dağlarındanfrom their mountains |
Plural + possessive: dağlarım (my mountains) · dağların (your mountains) · dağları (his/her mountains) · dağlarımız (our mountains) · dağlarınız (your (pl.) mountains) · dağları (their mountains)
Dağ in example sentences
Watch out with dağ
- Two meanings of dağın. dağın is both "of the mountain" (genitive) and "your mountain" (possessive). dağı is likewise both the object form and "his/her mountain". Rule →
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Questions about dağ
What is the plural of dağ?
The plural of dağ ("mountain") is dağlar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of dağ is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: dağları, dağlarda, dağlardan.
How do you say "to the mountain" in Turkish?
"To the mountain" is dağa, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the mountain" is dağda (locative) and "from the mountain" is dağdan (ablative).
How do you say "my mountain" in Turkish?
"My mountain" is dağım (often with the pronoun: benim dağım). "Your mountain" is dağın, "his/her mountain" is dağı and "my mountains" is dağlarım.
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