Hastane Declension: Turkish Cases of 'hospital'
hastane means “hospital”. Its last vowel is e, so 2-way suffixes use e (hastaneler) and 4-way suffixes use i (hastanenin). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: hastaneyi, hastanenin, hastanesi.
Quick facts
- Plural
- hastaneler
- hospitals
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- hastaneyi
- accusative, “the hospital”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).hastaneyi, hastaneye, hastaneyle
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).hastanenin
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).hastanesi
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).hastanesini, hastanesinde
Hastane in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | hastanehospital | hastanelerhospitals |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | hastaneyithe hospital (object) | hastanelerithe hospitals (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | hastaneyeto the hospital | hastanelereto the hospitals |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | hastanedein / at the hospital | hastanelerdein / at the hospitals |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | hastanedenfrom the hospital | hastanelerdenfrom the hospitals |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | hastaneninthe hospital's / of the hospital | hastanelerinthe hospitals's / of the hospitals |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | hastaneylewith the hospital | hastanelerlewith the hospitals |
Possessive forms: “my hospital”, “your hospital”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (hastanesinde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | hastanemmy hospital | hastanemimy hospital (object) | hastanemeto my hospital | hastanemdein / at my hospital | hastanemdenfrom my hospital |
| seninyour | hastanenyour hospital | hastaneniyour hospital (object) | hastaneneto your hospital | hastanendein / at your hospital | hastanendenfrom your hospital |
| onunhis/her/its | hastanesihis/her hospital | hastanesinihis/her hospital (object) | hastanesineto his/her hospital | hastanesindein / at his/her hospital | hastanesindenfrom his/her hospital |
| bizimour | hastanemizour hospital | hastanemiziour hospital (object) | hastanemizeto our hospital | hastanemizdein / at our hospital | hastanemizdenfrom our hospital |
| sizinyour (pl.) | hastanenizyour (pl.) hospital | hastaneniziyour (pl.) hospital (object) | hastanenizeto your (pl.) hospital | hastanenizdein / at your (pl.) hospital | hastanenizdenfrom your (pl.) hospital |
| onlarıntheir | hastaneleritheir hospitals | hastanelerinitheir hospitals (object) | hastanelerineto their hospitals | hastanelerindein / at their hospitals | hastanelerindenfrom their hospitals |
Plural + possessive: hastanelerim (my hospitals) · hastanelerin (your hospitals) · hastaneleri (his/her hospitals) · hastanelerimiz (our hospitals) · hastaneleriniz (your (pl.) hospitals) · hastaneleri (their hospitals)
Hastane in example sentences
Watch out with hastane
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: hastaneyi (y), hastanenin (n), hastanesi (s). After hastanesi a case suffix adds n: hastanesinde, not
*hastaneside. Rule →
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Questions about hastane
What is the plural of hastane?
The plural of hastane ("hospital") is hastaneler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of hastane is e, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: hastaneleri, hastanelerde, hastanelerden.
How do you say "to the hospital" in Turkish?
"To the hospital" is hastaneye, the dative case (-ye). Similarly, "in / at the hospital" is hastanede (locative) and "from the hospital" is hastaneden (ablative).
How do you say "my hospital" in Turkish?
"My hospital" is hastanem (often with the pronoun: benim hastanem). "Your hospital" is hastanen, "his/her hospital" is hastanesi and "my hospitals" is hastanelerim.
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