Hafta Declension: Turkish Cases of 'week'
hafta means “week”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (haftalar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (haftanın). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: haftayı, haftanın, haftası.
Quick facts
- Plural
- haftalar
- weeks
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- haftayı
- accusative, “the week”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).haftayı, haftaya, haftayla
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).haftanın
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).haftası
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).haftasını, haftasında
Hafta in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | haftaweek | haftalarweeks |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | haftayıthe week (object) | haftalarıthe weeks (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | haftayato the week | haftalarato the weeks |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | haftadain / at the week | haftalardain / at the weeks |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | haftadanfrom the week | haftalardanfrom the weeks |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | haftanınthe week's / of the week | haftalarınthe weeks's / of the weeks |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | haftaylawith the week | haftalarlawith the weeks |
Possessive forms: “my week”, “your week”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (haftasında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | haftammy week | haftamımy week (object) | haftamato my week | haftamdain / at my week | haftamdanfrom my week |
| seninyour | haftanyour week | haftanıyour week (object) | haftanato your week | haftandain / at your week | haftandanfrom your week |
| onunhis/her/its | haftasıhis/her week | haftasınıhis/her week (object) | haftasınato his/her week | haftasındain / at his/her week | haftasındanfrom his/her week |
| bizimour | haftamızour week | haftamızıour week (object) | haftamızato our week | haftamızdain / at our week | haftamızdanfrom our week |
| sizinyour (pl.) | haftanızyour (pl.) week | haftanızıyour (pl.) week (object) | haftanızato your (pl.) week | haftanızdain / at your (pl.) week | haftanızdanfrom your (pl.) week |
| onlarıntheir | haftalarıtheir weeks | haftalarınıtheir weeks (object) | haftalarınato their weeks | haftalarındain / at their weeks | haftalarındanfrom their weeks |
Plural + possessive: haftalarım (my weeks) · haftaların (your weeks) · haftaları (his/her weeks) · haftalarımız (our weeks) · haftalarınız (your (pl.) weeks) · haftaları (their weeks)
Hafta in example sentences
Watch out with hafta
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: haftayı (y), haftanın (n), haftası (s). After haftası a case suffix adds n: haftasında, not
*haftasıda. Rule →
Related nouns and resources
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- ay month
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- gün day
- kış winter
- saat hour
- sabah morning
- tatil holiday
- yaz summer
Other A1 nouns ending in a vowel
Questions about hafta
What is the plural of hafta?
The plural of hafta ("week") is haftalar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of hafta is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: haftaları, haftalarda, haftalardan.
How do you say "to the week" in Turkish?
"To the week" is haftaya, the dative case (-ya). Similarly, "in / at the week" is haftada (locative) and "from the week" is haftadan (ablative).
How do you say "my week" in Turkish?
"My week" is haftam (often with the pronoun: benim haftam). "Your week" is haftan, "his/her week" is haftası and "my weeks" is haftalarım.
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