Elbise Declension: Turkish Cases of 'dress'
elbise means “dress”. Its last vowel is e, so 2-way suffixes use e (elbiseler) and 4-way suffixes use i (elbisenin). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: elbiseyi, elbisenin, elbisesi.
Quick facts
- Plural
- elbiseler
- dresses
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- elbiseyi
- accusative, “the dress”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).elbiseyi, elbiseye, elbiseyle
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).elbisenin
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).elbisesi
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).elbisesini, elbisesinde
Elbise in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | elbisedress | elbiselerdresses |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | elbiseyithe dress (object) | elbiselerithe dresses (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | elbiseyeto the dress | elbiselereto the dresses |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | elbisedein / at the dress | elbiselerdein / at the dresses |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | elbisedenfrom the dress | elbiselerdenfrom the dresses |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | elbiseninthe dress's / of the dress | elbiselerinthe dresses's / of the dresses |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | elbiseylewith the dress | elbiselerlewith the dresses |
Possessive forms: “my dress”, “your dress”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (elbisesinde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | elbisemmy dress | elbisemimy dress (object) | elbisemeto my dress | elbisemdein / at my dress | elbisemdenfrom my dress |
| seninyour | elbisenyour dress | elbiseniyour dress (object) | elbiseneto your dress | elbisendein / at your dress | elbisendenfrom your dress |
| onunhis/her/its | elbisesihis/her dress | elbisesinihis/her dress (object) | elbisesineto his/her dress | elbisesindein / at his/her dress | elbisesindenfrom his/her dress |
| bizimour | elbisemizour dress | elbisemiziour dress (object) | elbisemizeto our dress | elbisemizdein / at our dress | elbisemizdenfrom our dress |
| sizinyour (pl.) | elbisenizyour (pl.) dress | elbiseniziyour (pl.) dress (object) | elbisenizeto your (pl.) dress | elbisenizdein / at your (pl.) dress | elbisenizdenfrom your (pl.) dress |
| onlarıntheir | elbiseleritheir dresses | elbiselerinitheir dresses (object) | elbiselerineto their dresses | elbiselerindein / at their dresses | elbiselerindenfrom their dresses |
Plural + possessive: elbiselerim (my dresses) · elbiselerin (your dresses) · elbiseleri (his/her dresses) · elbiselerimiz (our dresses) · elbiseleriniz (your (pl.) dresses) · elbiseleri (their dresses)
Elbise in example sentences
Watch out with elbise
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: elbiseyi (y), elbisenin (n), elbisesi (s). After elbisesi a case suffix adds n: elbisesinde, not
*elbiseside. Rule →
Related nouns and resources
Related nouns: clothes
Other A1 nouns ending in a vowel
Questions about elbise
What is the plural of elbise?
The plural of elbise ("dress") is elbiseler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of elbise is e, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: elbiseleri, elbiselerde, elbiselerden.
How do you say "to the dress" in Turkish?
"To the dress" is elbiseye, the dative case (-ye). Similarly, "in / at the dress" is elbisede (locative) and "from the dress" is elbiseden (ablative).
How do you say "my dress" in Turkish?
"My dress" is elbisem (often with the pronoun: benim elbisem). "Your dress" is elbisen, "his/her dress" is elbisesi and "my dresses" is elbiselerim.
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