Futbol Declension: Turkish Cases of 'football'
futbol means “football, soccer”. Its last vowel is o, so 2-way suffixes use a (futbollar) and 4-way suffixes use u (futbolun). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to futbol, as in futbolu and futbolda.
Quick facts
- Plural
- futbollar
- football
- Harmony
- Back rounded
- suffix vowels a / u
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- futbolu
- accusative, “the football”
Rules this noun follows
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).futbolum, futbolun
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).futbolunu, futbolunda
Futbol in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | futbolfootball | futbollarfootball |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | futboluthe football (object) | futbollarıthe football (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | futbolato the football | futbollarato the football |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | futboldain / at the football | futbollardain / at the football |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | futboldanfrom the football | futbollardanfrom the football |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | futbolunthe football's / of the football | futbollarınthe football's / of the football |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | futbollawith the football | futbollarlawith the football |
Possessive forms: “my football”, “your football”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (futbolunda). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | futbolummy football | futbolumumy football (object) | futbolumato my football | futbolumdain / at my football | futbolumdanfrom my football |
| seninyour | futbolunyour football | futbolunuyour football (object) | futbolunato your football | futbolundain / at your football | futbolundanfrom your football |
| onunhis/her/its | futboluhis/her football | futbolunuhis/her football (object) | futbolunato his/her football | futbolundain / at his/her football | futbolundanfrom his/her football |
| bizimour | futbolumuzour football | futbolumuzuour football (object) | futbolumuzato our football | futbolumuzdain / at our football | futbolumuzdanfrom our football |
| sizinyour (pl.) | futbolunuzyour (pl.) football | futbolunuzuyour (pl.) football (object) | futbolunuzato your (pl.) football | futbolunuzdain / at your (pl.) football | futbolunuzdanfrom your (pl.) football |
| onlarıntheir | futbollarıtheir football | futbollarınıtheir football (object) | futbollarınato their football | futbollarındain / at their football | futbollarındanfrom their football |
Plural + possessive: futbollarım (my football) · futbolların (your football) · futbolları (his/her football) · futbollarımız (our football) · futbollarınız (your (pl.) football) · futbolları (their football)
Futbol in example sentences
Watch out with futbol
- Two meanings of futbolun. futbolun is both "of the football" (genitive) and "your football" (possessive). futbolu is likewise both the object form and "his/her football". Rule →
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Questions about futbol
What is the plural of futbol?
The plural of futbol ("football") is futbollar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of futbol is o, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: futbolları, futbollarda, futbollardan.
How do you say "to the football" in Turkish?
"To the football" is futbola, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the football" is futbolda (locative) and "from the football" is futboldan (ablative).
How do you say "my football" in Turkish?
"My football" is futbolum (often with the pronoun: benim futbolum). "Your football" is futbolun, "his/her football" is futbolu and "my football" is futbollarım.
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