Doktor Declension: Turkish Cases of 'doctor'
doktor means “doctor”. Its last vowel is o, so 2-way suffixes use a (doktorlar) and 4-way suffixes use u (doktorun). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to doktor, as in doktoru and doktorda.
Quick facts
- Plural
- doktorlar
- doctors
- Harmony
- Back rounded
- suffix vowels a / u
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- doktoru
- accusative, “the doctor”
Rules this noun follows
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).doktorum, doktorun
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).doktorunu, doktorunda
Doktor in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | doktordoctor | doktorlardoctors |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | doktoruthe doctor (object) | doktorlarıthe doctors (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | doktorato the doctor | doktorlarato the doctors |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | doktordain / at the doctor | doktorlardain / at the doctors |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | doktordanfrom the doctor | doktorlardanfrom the doctors |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | doktorunthe doctor's / of the doctor | doktorlarınthe doctors's / of the doctors |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | doktorlawith the doctor | doktorlarlawith the doctors |
Possessive forms: “my doctor”, “your doctor”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (doktorunda). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | doktorummy doctor | doktorumumy doctor (object) | doktorumato my doctor | doktorumdain / at my doctor | doktorumdanfrom my doctor |
| seninyour | doktorunyour doctor | doktorunuyour doctor (object) | doktorunato your doctor | doktorundain / at your doctor | doktorundanfrom your doctor |
| onunhis/her/its | doktoruhis/her doctor | doktorunuhis/her doctor (object) | doktorunato his/her doctor | doktorundain / at his/her doctor | doktorundanfrom his/her doctor |
| bizimour | doktorumuzour doctor | doktorumuzuour doctor (object) | doktorumuzato our doctor | doktorumuzdain / at our doctor | doktorumuzdanfrom our doctor |
| sizinyour (pl.) | doktorunuzyour (pl.) doctor | doktorunuzuyour (pl.) doctor (object) | doktorunuzato your (pl.) doctor | doktorunuzdain / at your (pl.) doctor | doktorunuzdanfrom your (pl.) doctor |
| onlarıntheir | doktorlarıtheir doctors | doktorlarınıtheir doctors (object) | doktorlarınato their doctors | doktorlarındain / at their doctors | doktorlarındanfrom their doctors |
Plural + possessive: doktorlarım (my doctors) · doktorların (your doctors) · doktorları (his/her doctors) · doktorlarımız (our doctors) · doktorlarınız (your (pl.) doctors) · doktorları (their doctors)
Doktor in example sentences
Watch out with doktor
- Two meanings of doktorun. doktorun is both "of the doctor" (genitive) and "your doctor" (possessive). doktoru is likewise both the object form and "his/her doctor". Rule →
Related nouns and resources
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Questions about doktor
What is the plural of doktor?
The plural of doktor ("doctor") is doktorlar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of doktor is o, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: doktorları, doktorlarda, doktorlardan.
How do you say "to the doctor" in Turkish?
"To the doctor" is doktora, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the doctor" is doktorda (locative) and "from the doctor" is doktordan (ablative).
How do you say "my doctor" in Turkish?
"My doctor" is doktorum (often with the pronoun: benim doktorum). "Your doctor" is doktorun, "his/her doctor" is doktoru and "my doctors" is doktorlarım.
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