Fincan Declension: Turkish Cases of 'cup'
fincan means “cup”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (fincanlar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (fincanın). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to fincan, as in fincanı and fincanda.
Quick facts
- Plural
- fincanlar
- cups
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- fincanı
- accusative, “the cup”
Rules this noun follows
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).fincanım, fincanın
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).fincanını, fincanında
Fincan in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | fincancup | fincanlarcups |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | fincanıthe cup (object) | fincanlarıthe cups (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | fincanato the cup | fincanlarato the cups |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | fincandain / at the cup | fincanlardain / at the cups |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | fincandanfrom the cup | fincanlardanfrom the cups |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | fincanınthe cup's / of the cup | fincanlarınthe cups's / of the cups |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | fincanlawith the cup | fincanlarlawith the cups |
Possessive forms: “my cup”, “your cup”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (fincanında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | fincanımmy cup | fincanımımy cup (object) | fincanımato my cup | fincanımdain / at my cup | fincanımdanfrom my cup |
| seninyour | fincanınyour cup | fincanınıyour cup (object) | fincanınato your cup | fincanındain / at your cup | fincanındanfrom your cup |
| onunhis/her/its | fincanıhis/her cup | fincanınıhis/her cup (object) | fincanınato his/her cup | fincanındain / at his/her cup | fincanındanfrom his/her cup |
| bizimour | fincanımızour cup | fincanımızıour cup (object) | fincanımızato our cup | fincanımızdain / at our cup | fincanımızdanfrom our cup |
| sizinyour (pl.) | fincanınızyour (pl.) cup | fincanınızıyour (pl.) cup (object) | fincanınızato your (pl.) cup | fincanınızdain / at your (pl.) cup | fincanınızdanfrom your (pl.) cup |
| onlarıntheir | fincanlarıtheir cups | fincanlarınıtheir cups (object) | fincanlarınato their cups | fincanlarındain / at their cups | fincanlarındanfrom their cups |
Plural + possessive: fincanlarım (my cups) · fincanların (your cups) · fincanları (his/her cups) · fincanlarımız (our cups) · fincanlarınız (your (pl.) cups) · fincanları (their cups)
Fincan in example sentences
Watch out with fincan
- Two meanings of fincanın. fincanın is both "of the cup" (genitive) and "your cup" (possessive). fincanı is likewise both the object form and "his/her cup". Rule →
Related nouns and resources
Related nouns: kitchen & tableware
Other back-vowel A2 nouns
Questions about fincan
What is the plural of fincan?
The plural of fincan ("cup") is fincanlar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of fincan is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: fincanları, fincanlarda, fincanlardan.
How do you say "to the cup" in Turkish?
"To the cup" is fincana, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the cup" is fincanda (locative) and "from the cup" is fincandan (ablative).
How do you say "my cup" in Turkish?
"My cup" is fincanım (often with the pronoun: benim fincanım). "Your cup" is fincanın, "his/her cup" is fincanı and "my cups" is fincanlarım.
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