Eczane Declension: Turkish Cases of 'pharmacy'
eczane means “pharmacy”. Its last vowel is e, so 2-way suffixes use e (eczaneler) and 4-way suffixes use i (eczanenin). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: eczaneyi, eczanenin, eczanesi.
Quick facts
- Plural
- eczaneler
- pharmacies
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- eczaneyi
- accusative, “the pharmacy”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).eczaneyi, eczaneye, eczaneyle
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).eczanenin
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).eczanesi
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).eczanesini, eczanesinde
Eczane in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | eczanepharmacy | eczanelerpharmacies |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | eczaneyithe pharmacy (object) | eczanelerithe pharmacies (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | eczaneyeto the pharmacy | eczanelereto the pharmacies |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | eczanedein / at the pharmacy | eczanelerdein / at the pharmacies |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | eczanedenfrom the pharmacy | eczanelerdenfrom the pharmacies |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | eczaneninthe pharmacy's / of the pharmacy | eczanelerinthe pharmacies's / of the pharmacies |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | eczaneylewith the pharmacy | eczanelerlewith the pharmacies |
Possessive forms: “my pharmacy”, “your pharmacy”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (eczanesinde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | eczanemmy pharmacy | eczanemimy pharmacy (object) | eczanemeto my pharmacy | eczanemdein / at my pharmacy | eczanemdenfrom my pharmacy |
| seninyour | eczanenyour pharmacy | eczaneniyour pharmacy (object) | eczaneneto your pharmacy | eczanendein / at your pharmacy | eczanendenfrom your pharmacy |
| onunhis/her/its | eczanesihis/her pharmacy | eczanesinihis/her pharmacy (object) | eczanesineto his/her pharmacy | eczanesindein / at his/her pharmacy | eczanesindenfrom his/her pharmacy |
| bizimour | eczanemizour pharmacy | eczanemiziour pharmacy (object) | eczanemizeto our pharmacy | eczanemizdein / at our pharmacy | eczanemizdenfrom our pharmacy |
| sizinyour (pl.) | eczanenizyour (pl.) pharmacy | eczaneniziyour (pl.) pharmacy (object) | eczanenizeto your (pl.) pharmacy | eczanenizdein / at your (pl.) pharmacy | eczanenizdenfrom your (pl.) pharmacy |
| onlarıntheir | eczaneleritheir pharmacies | eczanelerinitheir pharmacies (object) | eczanelerineto their pharmacies | eczanelerindein / at their pharmacies | eczanelerindenfrom their pharmacies |
Plural + possessive: eczanelerim (my pharmacies) · eczanelerin (your pharmacies) · eczaneleri (his/her pharmacies) · eczanelerimiz (our pharmacies) · eczaneleriniz (your (pl.) pharmacies) · eczaneleri (their pharmacies)
Eczane in example sentences
Watch out with eczane
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: eczaneyi (y), eczanenin (n), eczanesi (s). After eczanesi a case suffix adds n: eczanesinde, not
*eczaneside. Rule →
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Questions about eczane
What is the plural of eczane?
The plural of eczane ("pharmacy") is eczaneler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of eczane is e, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: eczaneleri, eczanelerde, eczanelerden.
How do you say "to the pharmacy" in Turkish?
"To the pharmacy" is eczaneye, the dative case (-ye). Similarly, "in / at the pharmacy" is eczanede (locative) and "from the pharmacy" is eczaneden (ablative).
How do you say "my pharmacy" in Turkish?
"My pharmacy" is eczanem (often with the pronoun: benim eczanem). "Your pharmacy" is eczanen, "his/her pharmacy" is eczanesi and "my pharmacies" is eczanelerim.
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