Dip Declension: Turkish Cases of 'bottom'
dip means “bottom”. Its last vowel is i, so 2-way suffixes use e (dipler) and 4-way suffixes use i (dibin). Its final p softens to b before a vowel (dibi, dibe) but stays hard before a consonant (dipte).
Quick facts
- Plural
- dipler
- bottoms
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- dibi
- accusative, “the bottom”
Rules this noun follows
- Consonant softening — A final p, ç, t, k softens to b, c, d, ğ before a vowel.dibi, dibe, dibim
- Consonant hardening — After f, s, t, k, ç, ş, h, p a suffix-initial d becomes t (and c becomes ç).dipte, dipten
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).dibim, dibin
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).dibini, dibinde
Dip in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | dipbottom | diplerbottoms |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | dibithe bottom (object) | diplerithe bottoms (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | dibeto the bottom | diplereto the bottoms |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | diptein / at the bottom | diplerdein / at the bottoms |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | diptenfrom the bottom | diplerdenfrom the bottoms |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | dibinthe bottom's / of the bottom | diplerinthe bottoms's / of the bottoms |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | diplewith the bottom | diplerlewith the bottoms |
Possessive forms: “my bottom”, “your bottom”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (dibinde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | dibimmy bottom | dibimimy bottom (object) | dibimeto my bottom | dibimdein / at my bottom | dibimdenfrom my bottom |
| seninyour | dibinyour bottom | dibiniyour bottom (object) | dibineto your bottom | dibindein / at your bottom | dibindenfrom your bottom |
| onunhis/her/its | dibihis/her bottom | dibinihis/her bottom (object) | dibineto his/her bottom | dibindein / at his/her bottom | dibindenfrom his/her bottom |
| bizimour | dibimizour bottom | dibimiziour bottom (object) | dibimizeto our bottom | dibimizdein / at our bottom | dibimizdenfrom our bottom |
| sizinyour (pl.) | dibinizyour (pl.) bottom | dibiniziyour (pl.) bottom (object) | dibinizeto your (pl.) bottom | dibinizdein / at your (pl.) bottom | dibinizdenfrom your (pl.) bottom |
| onlarıntheir | dipleritheir bottoms | diplerinitheir bottoms (object) | diplerineto their bottoms | diplerindein / at their bottoms | diplerindenfrom their bottoms |
Plural + possessive: diplerim (my bottoms) · diplerin (your bottoms) · dipleri (his/her bottoms) · diplerimiz (our bottoms) · dipleriniz (your (pl.) bottoms) · dipleri (their bottoms)
Dip in example sentences
Watch out with dip
- A one-syllable word that softens. Final p softens before a vowel: dibi, dibe, dibim (not
*dipi). Before a consonant it stays hard: dipte, dipler. Most one-syllable words never soften (top → topu), so this one is worth memorising. Rule → - Locative with t, not d. After a voiceless consonant the locative and ablative start with t: dipte, dipten (not
*dipde). Rule → - Two meanings of dibin. dibin is both "of the bottom" (genitive) and "your bottom" (possessive). dibi is likewise both the object form and "his/her bottom". Rule →
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Questions about dip
What is the plural of dip?
The plural of dip ("bottom") is dipler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of dip is i, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: dipleri, diplerde, diplerden.
How do you say "to the bottom" in Turkish?
"To the bottom" is dibe, the dative case (-e). Similarly, "in / at the bottom" is dipte (locative) and "from the bottom" is dipten (ablative).
Why does dip become dibi?
Final p, ç, t and k soften to b, c, d and ğ (g after n) when a vowel follows. Dip follows this rule, so the accusative is dibi and "my bottom" is dibim. Before a consonant the hard letter stays: dipte, dipler.
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