Gemi Declension: Turkish Cases of 'ship'
gemi means “ship”. Its last vowel is i, so 2-way suffixes use e (gemiler) and 4-way suffixes use i (geminin). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: gemiyi, geminin, gemisi.
Quick facts
- Plural
- gemiler
- ships
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- gemiyi
- accusative, “the ship”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).gemiyi, gemiye, gemiyle
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).geminin
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).gemisi
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).gemisini, gemisinde
Gemi in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | gemiship | gemilerships |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | gemiyithe ship (object) | gemilerithe ships (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | gemiyeto the ship | gemilereto the ships |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | gemidein / at the ship | gemilerdein / at the ships |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | gemidenfrom the ship | gemilerdenfrom the ships |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | gemininthe ship's / of the ship | gemilerinthe ships's / of the ships |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | gemiylewith the ship | gemilerlewith the ships |
Possessive forms: “my ship”, “your ship”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (gemisinde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | gemimmy ship | gemimimy ship (object) | gemimeto my ship | gemimdein / at my ship | gemimdenfrom my ship |
| seninyour | geminyour ship | geminiyour ship (object) | gemineto your ship | gemindein / at your ship | gemindenfrom your ship |
| onunhis/her/its | gemisihis/her ship | gemisinihis/her ship (object) | gemisineto his/her ship | gemisindein / at his/her ship | gemisindenfrom his/her ship |
| bizimour | gemimizour ship | gemimiziour ship (object) | gemimizeto our ship | gemimizdein / at our ship | gemimizdenfrom our ship |
| sizinyour (pl.) | geminizyour (pl.) ship | geminiziyour (pl.) ship (object) | geminizeto your (pl.) ship | geminizdein / at your (pl.) ship | geminizdenfrom your (pl.) ship |
| onlarıntheir | gemileritheir ships | gemilerinitheir ships (object) | gemilerineto their ships | gemilerindein / at their ships | gemilerindenfrom their ships |
Plural + possessive: gemilerim (my ships) · gemilerin (your ships) · gemileri (his/her ships) · gemilerimiz (our ships) · gemileriniz (your (pl.) ships) · gemileri (their ships)
Gemi in example sentences
Boğaz'dan her gün yüzlerce gemi geçer.
Hundreds of ships pass through the Bosphorus every day.
Nominative case
Watch out with gemi
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: gemiyi (y), geminin (n), gemisi (s). After gemisi a case suffix adds n: gemisinde, not
*gemiside. Rule →
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Questions about gemi
What is the plural of gemi?
The plural of gemi ("ship") is gemiler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of gemi is i, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: gemileri, gemilerde, gemilerden.
How do you say "to the ship" in Turkish?
"To the ship" is gemiye, the dative case (-ye). Similarly, "in / at the ship" is gemide (locative) and "from the ship" is gemiden (ablative).
How do you say "my ship" in Turkish?
"My ship" is gemim (often with the pronoun: benim gemim). "Your ship" is gemin, "his/her ship" is gemisi and "my ships" is gemilerim.
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