Film Declension: Turkish Cases of 'film'
film means “film, movie”. Its last vowel is i, so 2-way suffixes use e (filmler) and 4-way suffixes use i (filmin). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to film, as in filmi and filmde.
Quick facts
- Plural
- filmler
- films
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- filmi
- accusative, “the film”
Rules this noun follows
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).filmim, filmin
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).filmini, filminde
Film in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | filmfilm | filmlerfilms |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | filmithe film (object) | filmlerithe films (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | filmeto the film | filmlereto the films |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | filmdein / at the film | filmlerdein / at the films |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | filmdenfrom the film | filmlerdenfrom the films |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | filminthe film's / of the film | filmlerinthe films's / of the films |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | filmlewith the film | filmlerlewith the films |
Possessive forms: “my film”, “your film”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (filminde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | filmimmy film | filmimimy film (object) | filmimeto my film | filmimdein / at my film | filmimdenfrom my film |
| seninyour | filminyour film | filminiyour film (object) | filmineto your film | filmindein / at your film | filmindenfrom your film |
| onunhis/her/its | filmihis/her film | filminihis/her film (object) | filmineto his/her film | filmindein / at his/her film | filmindenfrom his/her film |
| bizimour | filmimizour film | filmimiziour film (object) | filmimizeto our film | filmimizdein / at our film | filmimizdenfrom our film |
| sizinyour (pl.) | filminizyour (pl.) film | filminiziyour (pl.) film (object) | filminizeto your (pl.) film | filminizdein / at your (pl.) film | filminizdenfrom your (pl.) film |
| onlarıntheir | filmleritheir films | filmlerinitheir films (object) | filmlerineto their films | filmlerindein / at their films | filmlerindenfrom their films |
Plural + possessive: filmlerim (my films) · filmlerin (your films) · filmleri (his/her films) · filmlerimiz (our films) · filmleriniz (your (pl.) films) · filmleri (their films)
Film in example sentences
Watch out with film
- Two meanings of filmin. filmin is both "of the film" (genitive) and "your film" (possessive). filmi is likewise both the object form and "his/her film". Rule →
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Questions about film
What is the plural of film?
The plural of film ("film") is filmler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of film is i, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: filmleri, filmlerde, filmlerden.
How do you say "to the film" in Turkish?
"To the film" is filme, the dative case (-e). Similarly, "in / at the film" is filmde (locative) and "from the film" is filmden (ablative).
How do you say "my film" in Turkish?
"My film" is filmim (often with the pronoun: benim filmim). "Your film" is filmin, "his/her film" is filmi and "my films" is filmlerim.
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