Göğüs Declension: Turkish Cases of 'chest'
göğüs means “chest”. Its last vowel is ü, so 2-way suffixes use e (göğüsler) and 4-way suffixes use ü (göğsün). Its last vowel drops before a vowel suffix (göğsü, göğse) but stays before a consonant (göğüste).
Quick facts
- Plural
- göğüsler
- chests
- Harmony
- Front rounded
- suffix vowels e / ü
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- göğsü
- accusative, “the chest”
Rules this noun follows
- Vowel drop — The last vowel of the root drops before a vowel-initial suffix.göğsü, göğse, göğsüm
- Consonant hardening — After f, s, t, k, ç, ş, h, p a suffix-initial d becomes t (and c becomes ç).göğüste, göğüsten
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).göğsüm, göğsün
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).göğsünü, göğsünde
Göğüs in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | göğüschest | göğüslerchests |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | göğsüthe chest (object) | göğüslerithe chests (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | göğseto the chest | göğüslereto the chests |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | göğüstein / at the chest | göğüslerdein / at the chests |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | göğüstenfrom the chest | göğüslerdenfrom the chests |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | göğsünthe chest's / of the chest | göğüslerinthe chests's / of the chests |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | göğüslewith the chest | göğüslerlewith the chests |
Possessive forms: “my chest”, “your chest”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (göğsünde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | göğsümmy chest | göğsümümy chest (object) | göğsümeto my chest | göğsümdein / at my chest | göğsümdenfrom my chest |
| seninyour | göğsünyour chest | göğsünüyour chest (object) | göğsüneto your chest | göğsündein / at your chest | göğsündenfrom your chest |
| onunhis/her/its | göğsühis/her chest | göğsünühis/her chest (object) | göğsüneto his/her chest | göğsündein / at his/her chest | göğsündenfrom his/her chest |
| bizimour | göğsümüzour chest | göğsümüzüour chest (object) | göğsümüzeto our chest | göğsümüzdein / at our chest | göğsümüzdenfrom our chest |
| sizinyour (pl.) | göğsünüzyour (pl.) chest | göğsünüzüyour (pl.) chest (object) | göğsünüzeto your (pl.) chest | göğsünüzdein / at your (pl.) chest | göğsünüzdenfrom your (pl.) chest |
| onlarıntheir | göğüsleritheir chests | göğüslerinitheir chests (object) | göğüslerineto their chests | göğüslerindein / at their chests | göğüslerindenfrom their chests |
Plural + possessive: göğüslerim (my chests) · göğüslerin (your chests) · göğüsleri (his/her chests) · göğüslerimiz (our chests) · göğüsleriniz (your (pl.) chests) · göğüsleri (their chests)
Göğüs in example sentences
Watch out with göğüs
- The last vowel drops. Before a vowel suffix the second vowel disappears: göğsü, göğse, göğsüm (not
*göğüsü,*göğüse). Consonant suffixes keep it: göğüste, göğüsler. Rule → - Locative with t, not d. After a voiceless consonant the locative and ablative start with t: göğüste, göğüsten (not
*göğüsde). Rule → - Two meanings of göğsün. göğsün is both "of the chest" (genitive) and "your chest" (possessive). göğsü is likewise both the object form and "his/her chest". Rule →
Related nouns and resources
Related nouns: body
- alın forehead
- beyin brain
- boyun neck
- kalp heart
- kan blood
- karın belly
- omuz shoulder
- sırt back
- ağız mouth
- ayak foot
Other nouns that drop a vowel
Questions about göğüs
What is the plural of göğüs?
The plural of göğüs ("chest") is göğüsler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of göğüs is ü, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: göğüsleri, göğüslerde, göğüslerden.
How do you say "to the chest" in Turkish?
"To the chest" is göğse, the dative case (-e). Similarly, "in / at the chest" is göğüste (locative) and "from the chest" is göğüsten (ablative).
Why is it göğsü and not göğüsü?
Göğüs belongs to a group of two-syllable nouns (mostly Arabic loans and body parts) whose second vowel drops when a vowel-initial suffix follows: göğsü, göğse, göğsüm. With consonant-initial suffixes the vowel stays: göğüste, göğüsler.
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