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Gün Declension: Turkish Cases of 'day'

gün means “day”. Its last vowel is ü, so 2-way suffixes use e (günler) and 4-way suffixes use ü (günün). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to gün, as in günü and günde.

Quick facts

Plural
günler
days
Harmony
Front rounded
suffix vowels e / ü
Ends in
a consonant
suffixes attach directly
Object form
günü
accusative, “the day”

Rules this noun follows

  • Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).günüm, günün
  • Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).gününü, gününde

Gün in all seven cases

The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.

CaseSingularPlural
NominativeYalın hâl · no endinggündaygünlerdays
AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)Igünüthe day (object)günlerithe days (object)
DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)Agüneto the daygünlereto the days
LocativeBulunma hâli · -DAgündein / at the daygünlerdein / at the days
AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAngündenfrom the daygünlerdenfrom the days
Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)Ingününthe day's / of the daygünlerinthe days's / of the days
InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lAgünlewith the daygünlerlewith the days

Possessive forms: “my day”, “your day”…

The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (gününde). See possessive suffixes.

OwnerNominativeAccusativeDativeLocativeAblative
benimmygünümmy daygünümümy day (object)günümeto my daygünümdein / at my daygünümdenfrom my day
seninyourgününyour daygününüyour day (object)gününeto your daygünündein / at your daygünündenfrom your day
onunhis/her/itsgünühis/her daygününühis/her day (object)gününeto his/her daygünündein / at his/her daygünündenfrom his/her day
bizimourgünümüzour daygünümüzüour day (object)günümüzeto our daygünümüzdein / at our daygünümüzdenfrom our day
sizinyour (pl.)gününüzyour (pl.) daygününüzüyour (pl.) day (object)gününüzeto your (pl.) daygününüzdein / at your (pl.) daygününüzdenfrom your (pl.) day
onlarıntheirgünleritheir daysgünlerinitheir days (object)günlerineto their daysgünlerindein / at their daysgünlerindenfrom their days

Plural + possessive: günlerim (my days) · günlerin (your days) · günleri (his/her days) · günlerimiz (our days) · günleriniz (your (pl.) days) · günleri (their days)

Gün in example sentences

  • Günde iki litre su içmeye çalışıyorum.

    I try to drink two liters of water a day.

    Locative case
  • Doğum günün kutlu olsun!

    Happy birthday!

    Nominative case
  • Tatilin son gününü plajda geçirdik.

    We spent the last day of the holiday on the beach.

    Accusative case

Watch out with gün

  • Two meanings of günün. günün is both "of the day" (genitive) and "your day" (possessive). günü is likewise both the object form and "his/her day". Rule →

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Questions about gün

What is the plural of gün?

The plural of gün ("day") is günler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of gün is ü, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: günleri, günlerde, günlerden.

How do you say "to the day" in Turkish?

"To the day" is güne, the dative case (-e). Similarly, "in / at the day" is günde (locative) and "from the day" is günden (ablative).

How do you say "my day" in Turkish?

"My day" is günüm (often with the pronoun: benim günüm). "Your day" is günün, "his/her day" is günü and "my days" is günlerim.

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