Duvar Declension: Turkish Cases of 'wall'
duvar means “wall”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (duvarlar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (duvarın). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to duvar, as in duvarı and duvarda.
Quick facts
- Plural
- duvarlar
- walls
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- duvarı
- accusative, “the wall”
Rules this noun follows
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).duvarım, duvarın
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).duvarını, duvarında
Duvar in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | duvarwall | duvarlarwalls |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | duvarıthe wall (object) | duvarlarıthe walls (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | duvarato the wall | duvarlarato the walls |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | duvardain / at the wall | duvarlardain / at the walls |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | duvardanfrom the wall | duvarlardanfrom the walls |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | duvarınthe wall's / of the wall | duvarlarınthe walls's / of the walls |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | duvarlawith the wall | duvarlarlawith the walls |
Possessive forms: “my wall”, “your wall”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (duvarında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | duvarımmy wall | duvarımımy wall (object) | duvarımato my wall | duvarımdain / at my wall | duvarımdanfrom my wall |
| seninyour | duvarınyour wall | duvarınıyour wall (object) | duvarınato your wall | duvarındain / at your wall | duvarındanfrom your wall |
| onunhis/her/its | duvarıhis/her wall | duvarınıhis/her wall (object) | duvarınato his/her wall | duvarındain / at his/her wall | duvarındanfrom his/her wall |
| bizimour | duvarımızour wall | duvarımızıour wall (object) | duvarımızato our wall | duvarımızdain / at our wall | duvarımızdanfrom our wall |
| sizinyour (pl.) | duvarınızyour (pl.) wall | duvarınızıyour (pl.) wall (object) | duvarınızato your (pl.) wall | duvarınızdain / at your (pl.) wall | duvarınızdanfrom your (pl.) wall |
| onlarıntheir | duvarlarıtheir walls | duvarlarınıtheir walls (object) | duvarlarınato their walls | duvarlarındain / at their walls | duvarlarındanfrom their walls |
Plural + possessive: duvarlarım (my walls) · duvarların (your walls) · duvarları (his/her walls) · duvarlarımız (our walls) · duvarlarınız (your (pl.) walls) · duvarları (their walls)
Duvar in example sentences
Hafta sonu odanın duvarlarını boyadık.
At the weekend we painted the walls of the room.
Accusative case
Watch out with duvar
- Two meanings of duvarın. duvarın is both "of the wall" (genitive) and "your wall" (possessive). duvarı is likewise both the object form and "his/her wall". Rule →
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Questions about duvar
What is the plural of duvar?
The plural of duvar ("wall") is duvarlar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of duvar is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: duvarları, duvarlarda, duvarlardan.
How do you say "to the wall" in Turkish?
"To the wall" is duvara, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the wall" is duvarda (locative) and "from the wall" is duvardan (ablative).
How do you say "my wall" in Turkish?
"My wall" is duvarım (often with the pronoun: benim duvarım). "Your wall" is duvarın, "his/her wall" is duvarı and "my walls" is duvarlarım.
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