Fare Declension: Turkish Cases of 'mouse'
fare means “mouse”. Its last vowel is e, so 2-way suffixes use e (fareler) and 4-way suffixes use i (farenin). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: fareyi, farenin, faresi.
Quick facts
- Plural
- fareler
- mice
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- fareyi
- accusative, “the mouse”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).fareyi, fareye, fareyle
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).farenin
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).faresi
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).faresini, faresinde
Fare in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | faremouse | farelermice |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | fareyithe mouse (object) | farelerithe mice (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | fareyeto the mouse | farelereto the mice |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | faredein / at the mouse | farelerdein / at the mice |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | faredenfrom the mouse | farelerdenfrom the mice |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | fareninthe mouse's / of the mouse | farelerinthe mice's / of the mice |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | fareylewith the mouse | farelerlewith the mice |
Possessive forms: “my mouse”, “your mouse”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (faresinde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | faremmy mouse | faremimy mouse (object) | faremeto my mouse | faremdein / at my mouse | faremdenfrom my mouse |
| seninyour | farenyour mouse | fareniyour mouse (object) | fareneto your mouse | farendein / at your mouse | farendenfrom your mouse |
| onunhis/her/its | faresihis/her mouse | faresinihis/her mouse (object) | faresineto his/her mouse | faresindein / at his/her mouse | faresindenfrom his/her mouse |
| bizimour | faremizour mouse | faremiziour mouse (object) | faremizeto our mouse | faremizdein / at our mouse | faremizdenfrom our mouse |
| sizinyour (pl.) | farenizyour (pl.) mouse | fareniziyour (pl.) mouse (object) | farenizeto your (pl.) mouse | farenizdein / at your (pl.) mouse | farenizdenfrom your (pl.) mouse |
| onlarıntheir | fareleritheir mice | farelerinitheir mice (object) | farelerineto their mice | farelerindein / at their mice | farelerindenfrom their mice |
Plural + possessive: farelerim (my mice) · farelerin (your mice) · fareleri (his/her mice) · farelerimiz (our mice) · fareleriniz (your (pl.) mice) · fareleri (their mice)
Fare in example sentences
Watch out with fare
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: fareyi (y), farenin (n), faresi (s). After faresi a case suffix adds n: faresinde, not
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Related nouns and resources
Related nouns: animals
Other A2 nouns ending in a vowel
Questions about fare
What is the plural of fare?
The plural of fare ("mouse") is fareler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of fare is e, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: fareleri, farelerde, farelerden.
How do you say "to the mouse" in Turkish?
"To the mouse" is fareye, the dative case (-ye). Similarly, "in / at the mouse" is farede (locative) and "from the mouse" is fareden (ablative).
How do you say "my mouse" in Turkish?
"My mouse" is farem (often with the pronoun: benim farem). "Your mouse" is faren, "his/her mouse" is faresi and "my mice" is farelerim.
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