Harita Declension: Turkish Cases of 'map'
harita means “map”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (haritalar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (haritanın). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: haritayı, haritanın, haritası.
Quick facts
- Plural
- haritalar
- maps
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- haritayı
- accusative, “the map”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).haritayı, haritaya, haritayla
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).haritanın
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).haritası
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).haritasını, haritasında
Harita in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | haritamap | haritalarmaps |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | haritayıthe map (object) | haritalarıthe maps (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | haritayato the map | haritalarato the maps |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | haritadain / at the map | haritalardain / at the maps |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | haritadanfrom the map | haritalardanfrom the maps |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | haritanınthe map's / of the map | haritalarınthe maps's / of the maps |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | haritaylawith the map | haritalarlawith the maps |
Possessive forms: “my map”, “your map”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (haritasında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | haritammy map | haritamımy map (object) | haritamato my map | haritamdain / at my map | haritamdanfrom my map |
| seninyour | haritanyour map | haritanıyour map (object) | haritanato your map | haritandain / at your map | haritandanfrom your map |
| onunhis/her/its | haritasıhis/her map | haritasınıhis/her map (object) | haritasınato his/her map | haritasındain / at his/her map | haritasındanfrom his/her map |
| bizimour | haritamızour map | haritamızıour map (object) | haritamızato our map | haritamızdain / at our map | haritamızdanfrom our map |
| sizinyour (pl.) | haritanızyour (pl.) map | haritanızıyour (pl.) map (object) | haritanızato your (pl.) map | haritanızdain / at your (pl.) map | haritanızdanfrom your (pl.) map |
| onlarıntheir | haritalarıtheir maps | haritalarınıtheir maps (object) | haritalarınato their maps | haritalarındain / at their maps | haritalarındanfrom their maps |
Plural + possessive: haritalarım (my maps) · haritaların (your maps) · haritaları (his/her maps) · haritalarımız (our maps) · haritalarınız (your (pl.) maps) · haritaları (their maps)
Harita in example sentences
Watch out with harita
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: haritayı (y), haritanın (n), haritası (s). After haritası a case suffix adds n: haritasında, not
*haritasıda. Rule →
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Questions about harita
What is the plural of harita?
The plural of harita ("map") is haritalar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of harita is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: haritaları, haritalarda, haritalardan.
How do you say "to the map" in Turkish?
"To the map" is haritaya, the dative case (-ya). Similarly, "in / at the map" is haritada (locative) and "from the map" is haritadan (ablative).
How do you say "my map" in Turkish?
"My map" is haritam (often with the pronoun: benim haritam). "Your map" is haritan, "his/her map" is haritası and "my maps" is haritalarım.
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