Gece Declension: Turkish Cases of 'night'
gece means “night”. Its last vowel is e, so 2-way suffixes use e (geceler) and 4-way suffixes use i (gecenin). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: geceyi, gecenin, gecesi.
Quick facts
- Plural
- geceler
- nights
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- geceyi
- accusative, “the night”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).geceyi, geceye, geceyle
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).gecenin
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).gecesi
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).gecesini, gecesinde
Gece in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | gecenight | gecelernights |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | geceyithe night (object) | gecelerithe nights (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | geceyeto the night | gecelereto the nights |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | gecedein / at the night | gecelerdein / at the nights |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | gecedenfrom the night | gecelerdenfrom the nights |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | geceninthe night's / of the night | gecelerinthe nights's / of the nights |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | geceylewith the night | gecelerlewith the nights |
Possessive forms: “my night”, “your night”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (gecesinde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | gecemmy night | gecemimy night (object) | gecemeto my night | gecemdein / at my night | gecemdenfrom my night |
| seninyour | gecenyour night | geceniyour night (object) | geceneto your night | gecendein / at your night | gecendenfrom your night |
| onunhis/her/its | gecesihis/her night | gecesinihis/her night (object) | gecesineto his/her night | gecesindein / at his/her night | gecesindenfrom his/her night |
| bizimour | gecemizour night | gecemiziour night (object) | gecemizeto our night | gecemizdein / at our night | gecemizdenfrom our night |
| sizinyour (pl.) | gecenizyour (pl.) night | geceniziyour (pl.) night (object) | gecenizeto your (pl.) night | gecenizdein / at your (pl.) night | gecenizdenfrom your (pl.) night |
| onlarıntheir | geceleritheir nights | gecelerinitheir nights (object) | gecelerineto their nights | gecelerindein / at their nights | gecelerindenfrom their nights |
Plural + possessive: gecelerim (my nights) · gecelerin (your nights) · geceleri (his/her nights) · gecelerimiz (our nights) · geceleriniz (your (pl.) nights) · geceleri (their nights)
Gece in example sentences
Watch out with gece
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: geceyi (y), gecenin (n), gecesi (s). After gecesi a case suffix adds n: gecesinde, not
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Questions about gece
What is the plural of gece?
The plural of gece ("night") is geceler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of gece is e, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: geceleri, gecelerde, gecelerden.
How do you say "to the night" in Turkish?
"To the night" is geceye, the dative case (-ye). Similarly, "in / at the night" is gecede (locative) and "from the night" is geceden (ablative).
How do you say "my night" in Turkish?
"My night" is gecem (often with the pronoun: benim gecem). "Your night" is gecen, "his/her night" is gecesi and "my nights" is gecelerim.
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