Domates Declension: Turkish Cases of 'tomato'
domates means “tomato”. Its last vowel is e, so 2-way suffixes use e (domatesler) and 4-way suffixes use i (domatesin). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to domates, as in domatesi and domateste.
Quick facts
- Plural
- domatesler
- tomatoes
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- domatesi
- accusative, “the tomato”
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).domateste, domatesten
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).domatesim, domatesin
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).domatesini, domatesinde
Domates in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | domatestomato | domateslertomatoes |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | domatesithe tomato (object) | domateslerithe tomatoes (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | domateseto the tomato | domateslereto the tomatoes |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | domatestein / at the tomato | domateslerdein / at the tomatoes |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | domatestenfrom the tomato | domateslerdenfrom the tomatoes |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | domatesinthe tomato's / of the tomato | domateslerinthe tomatoes's / of the tomatoes |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | domateslewith the tomato | domateslerlewith the tomatoes |
Possessive forms: “my tomato”, “your tomato”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (domatesinde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | domatesimmy tomato | domatesimimy tomato (object) | domatesimeto my tomato | domatesimdein / at my tomato | domatesimdenfrom my tomato |
| seninyour | domatesinyour tomato | domatesiniyour tomato (object) | domatesineto your tomato | domatesindein / at your tomato | domatesindenfrom your tomato |
| onunhis/her/its | domatesihis/her tomato | domatesinihis/her tomato (object) | domatesineto his/her tomato | domatesindein / at his/her tomato | domatesindenfrom his/her tomato |
| bizimour | domatesimizour tomato | domatesimiziour tomato (object) | domatesimizeto our tomato | domatesimizdein / at our tomato | domatesimizdenfrom our tomato |
| sizinyour (pl.) | domatesinizyour (pl.) tomato | domatesiniziyour (pl.) tomato (object) | domatesinizeto your (pl.) tomato | domatesinizdein / at your (pl.) tomato | domatesinizdenfrom your (pl.) tomato |
| onlarıntheir | domatesleritheir tomatoes | domateslerinitheir tomatoes (object) | domateslerineto their tomatoes | domateslerindein / at their tomatoes | domateslerindenfrom their tomatoes |
Plural + possessive: domateslerim (my tomatoes) · domateslerin (your tomatoes) · domatesleri (his/her tomatoes) · domateslerimiz (our tomatoes) · domatesleriniz (your (pl.) tomatoes) · domatesleri (their tomatoes)
Domates in example sentences
Watch out with domates
- Locative with t, not d. After a voiceless consonant the locative and ablative start with t: domateste, domatesten (not
*domatesde). Rule → - Two meanings of domatesin. domatesin is both "of the tomato" (genitive) and "your tomato" (possessive). domatesi is likewise both the object form and "his/her tomato". Rule →
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Questions about domates
What is the plural of domates?
The plural of domates ("tomato") is domatesler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of domates is e, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: domatesleri, domateslerde, domateslerden.
How do you say "to the tomato" in Turkish?
"To the tomato" is domatese, the dative case (-e). Similarly, "in / at the tomato" is domateste (locative) and "from the tomato" is domatesten (ablative).
How do you say "my tomato" in Turkish?
"My tomato" is domatesim (often with the pronoun: benim domatesim). "Your tomato" is domatesin, "his/her tomato" is domatesi and "my tomatoes" is domateslerim.
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