Haber Declension: Turkish Cases of 'news'
haber means “news”. Its last vowel is e, so 2-way suffixes use e (haberler) and 4-way suffixes use i (haberin). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to haber, as in haberi and haberde.
Quick facts
- Plural
- haberler
- news
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- haberi
- accusative, “the news”
Rules this noun follows
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).haberim, haberin
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).haberini, haberinde
Haber in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | habernews | haberlernews |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | haberithe news (object) | haberlerithe news (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | habereto the news | haberlereto the news |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | haberdein / at the news | haberlerdein / at the news |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | haberdenfrom the news | haberlerdenfrom the news |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | haberinthe news's / of the news | haberlerinthe news's / of the news |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | haberlewith the news | haberlerlewith the news |
Possessive forms: “my news”, “your news”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (haberinde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | haberimmy news | haberimimy news (object) | haberimeto my news | haberimdein / at my news | haberimdenfrom my news |
| seninyour | haberinyour news | haberiniyour news (object) | haberineto your news | haberindein / at your news | haberindenfrom your news |
| onunhis/her/its | haberihis/her news | haberinihis/her news (object) | haberineto his/her news | haberindein / at his/her news | haberindenfrom his/her news |
| bizimour | haberimizour news | haberimiziour news (object) | haberimizeto our news | haberimizdein / at our news | haberimizdenfrom our news |
| sizinyour (pl.) | haberinizyour (pl.) news | haberiniziyour (pl.) news (object) | haberinizeto your (pl.) news | haberinizdein / at your (pl.) news | haberinizdenfrom your (pl.) news |
| onlarıntheir | haberleritheir news | haberlerinitheir news (object) | haberlerineto their news | haberlerindein / at their news | haberlerindenfrom their news |
Plural + possessive: haberlerim (my news) · haberlerin (your news) · haberleri (his/her news) · haberlerimiz (our news) · haberleriniz (your (pl.) news) · haberleri (their news)
Haber in example sentences
Haberlerde yarınki kar yağışından bahsediyorlar.
They're talking about tomorrow's snowfall on the news.
Locative case
Watch out with haber
- Two meanings of haberin. haberin is both "of the news" (genitive) and "your news" (possessive). haberi is likewise both the object form and "his/her news". Rule →
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Questions about haber
What is the plural of haber?
The plural of haber ("news") is haberler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of haber is e, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: haberleri, haberlerde, haberlerden.
How do you say "to the news" in Turkish?
"To the news" is habere, the dative case (-e). Similarly, "in / at the news" is haberde (locative) and "from the news" is haberden (ablative).
How do you say "my news" in Turkish?
"My news" is haberim (often with the pronoun: benim haberim). "Your news" is haberin, "his/her news" is haberi and "my news" is haberlerim.
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