Ev Declension: Turkish Cases of 'house'
ev means “house, home”. Its last vowel is e, so 2-way suffixes use e (evler) and 4-way suffixes use i (evin). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to ev, as in evi and evde.
Quick facts
- Plural
- evler
- houses
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- evi
- accusative, “the house”
Rules this noun follows
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).evim, evin
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).evini, evinde
Ev in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | evhouse | evlerhouses |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | evithe house (object) | evlerithe houses (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | eveto the house | evlereto the houses |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | evdein / at the house | evlerdein / at the houses |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | evdenfrom the house | evlerdenfrom the houses |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | evinthe house's / of the house | evlerinthe houses's / of the houses |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | evlewith the house | evlerlewith the houses |
Possessive forms: “my house”, “your house”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (evinde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | evimmy house | evimimy house (object) | evimeto my house | evimdein / at my house | evimdenfrom my house |
| seninyour | evinyour house | eviniyour house (object) | evineto your house | evindein / at your house | evindenfrom your house |
| onunhis/her/its | evihis/her house | evinihis/her house (object) | evineto his/her house | evindein / at his/her house | evindenfrom his/her house |
| bizimour | evimizour house | evimiziour house (object) | evimizeto our house | evimizdein / at our house | evimizdenfrom our house |
| sizinyour (pl.) | evinizyour (pl.) house | eviniziyour (pl.) house (object) | evinizeto your (pl.) house | evinizdein / at your (pl.) house | evinizdenfrom your (pl.) house |
| onlarıntheir | evleritheir houses | evlerinitheir houses (object) | evlerineto their houses | evlerindein / at their houses | evlerindenfrom their houses |
Plural + possessive: evlerim (my houses) · evlerin (your houses) · evleri (his/her houses) · evlerimiz (our houses) · evleriniz (your (pl.) houses) · evleri (their houses)
Ev in example sentences
Watch out with ev
- Two meanings of evin. evin is both "of the house" (genitive) and "your house" (possessive). evi is likewise both the object form and "his/her house". Rule →
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Questions about ev
What is the plural of ev?
The plural of ev ("house") is evler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of ev is e, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: evleri, evlerde, evlerden.
How do you say "to the house" in Turkish?
"To the house" is eve, the dative case (-e). Similarly, "in / at the house" is evde (locative) and "from the house" is evden (ablative).
How do you say "my house" in Turkish?
"My house" is evim (often with the pronoun: benim evim). "Your house" is evin, "his/her house" is evi and "my houses" is evlerim.
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