Göl Declension: Turkish Cases of 'lake'
göl means “lake”. Its last vowel is ö, so 2-way suffixes use e (göller) and 4-way suffixes use ü (gölün). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to göl, as in gölü and gölde.
Quick facts
- Plural
- göller
- lakes
- Harmony
- Front rounded
- suffix vowels e / ü
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- gölü
- accusative, “the lake”
Rules this noun follows
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).gölüm, gölün
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).gölünü, gölünde
Göl in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | göllake | göllerlakes |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | gölüthe lake (object) | göllerithe lakes (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | göleto the lake | göllereto the lakes |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | göldein / at the lake | göllerdein / at the lakes |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | göldenfrom the lake | göllerdenfrom the lakes |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | gölünthe lake's / of the lake | göllerinthe lakes's / of the lakes |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | göllewith the lake | göllerlewith the lakes |
Possessive forms: “my lake”, “your lake”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (gölünde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | gölümmy lake | gölümümy lake (object) | gölümeto my lake | gölümdein / at my lake | gölümdenfrom my lake |
| seninyour | gölünyour lake | gölünüyour lake (object) | gölüneto your lake | gölündein / at your lake | gölündenfrom your lake |
| onunhis/her/its | gölühis/her lake | gölünühis/her lake (object) | gölüneto his/her lake | gölündein / at his/her lake | gölündenfrom his/her lake |
| bizimour | gölümüzour lake | gölümüzüour lake (object) | gölümüzeto our lake | gölümüzdein / at our lake | gölümüzdenfrom our lake |
| sizinyour (pl.) | gölünüzyour (pl.) lake | gölünüzüyour (pl.) lake (object) | gölünüzeto your (pl.) lake | gölünüzdein / at your (pl.) lake | gölünüzdenfrom your (pl.) lake |
| onlarıntheir | gölleritheir lakes | göllerinitheir lakes (object) | göllerineto their lakes | göllerindein / at their lakes | göllerindenfrom their lakes |
Plural + possessive: göllerim (my lakes) · göllerin (your lakes) · gölleri (his/her lakes) · göllerimiz (our lakes) · gölleriniz (your (pl.) lakes) · gölleri (their lakes)
Göl in example sentences
Hafta sonu piknik yapmak için göle gittik.
At the weekend we went to the lake for a picnic.
Dative case
Watch out with göl
- Don’t confuse it with gol. göl (lake) and gol (goal) differ only in the vowel. Both take front suffixes: gölde, golde.
- Two meanings of gölün. gölün is both "of the lake" (genitive) and "your lake" (possessive). gölü is likewise both the object form and "his/her lake". Rule →
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Questions about göl
What is the plural of göl?
The plural of göl ("lake") is göller. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of göl is ö, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: gölleri, göllerde, göllerden.
How do you say "to the lake" in Turkish?
"To the lake" is göle, the dative case (-e). Similarly, "in / at the lake" is gölde (locative) and "from the lake" is gölden (ablative).
How do you say "my lake" in Turkish?
"My lake" is gölüm (often with the pronoun: benim gölüm). "Your lake" is gölün, "his/her lake" is gölü and "my lakes" is göllerim.
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