Hata Declension: Turkish Cases of 'mistake'
hata means “mistake”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (hatalar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (hatanın). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: hatayı, hatanın, hatası.
Quick facts
- Plural
- hatalar
- mistakes
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- hatayı
- accusative, “the mistake”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).hatayı, hataya, hatayla
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).hatanın
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).hatası
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).hatasını, hatasında
Hata in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | hatamistake | hatalarmistakes |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | hatayıthe mistake (object) | hatalarıthe mistakes (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | hatayato the mistake | hatalarato the mistakes |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | hatadain / at the mistake | hatalardain / at the mistakes |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | hatadanfrom the mistake | hatalardanfrom the mistakes |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | hatanınthe mistake's / of the mistake | hatalarınthe mistakes's / of the mistakes |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | hataylawith the mistake | hatalarlawith the mistakes |
Possessive forms: “my mistake”, “your mistake”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (hatasında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | hatammy mistake | hatamımy mistake (object) | hatamato my mistake | hatamdain / at my mistake | hatamdanfrom my mistake |
| seninyour | hatanyour mistake | hatanıyour mistake (object) | hatanato your mistake | hatandain / at your mistake | hatandanfrom your mistake |
| onunhis/her/its | hatasıhis/her mistake | hatasınıhis/her mistake (object) | hatasınato his/her mistake | hatasındain / at his/her mistake | hatasındanfrom his/her mistake |
| bizimour | hatamızour mistake | hatamızıour mistake (object) | hatamızato our mistake | hatamızdain / at our mistake | hatamızdanfrom our mistake |
| sizinyour (pl.) | hatanızyour (pl.) mistake | hatanızıyour (pl.) mistake (object) | hatanızato your (pl.) mistake | hatanızdain / at your (pl.) mistake | hatanızdanfrom your (pl.) mistake |
| onlarıntheir | hatalarıtheir mistakes | hatalarınıtheir mistakes (object) | hatalarınato their mistakes | hatalarındain / at their mistakes | hatalarındanfrom their mistakes |
Plural + possessive: hatalarım (my mistakes) · hataların (your mistakes) · hataları (his/her mistakes) · hatalarımız (our mistakes) · hatalarınız (your (pl.) mistakes) · hataları (their mistakes)
Hata in example sentences
Watch out with hata
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: hatayı (y), hatanın (n), hatası (s). After hatası a case suffix adds n: hatasında, not
*hatasıda. Rule →
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Questions about hata
What is the plural of hata?
The plural of hata ("mistake") is hatalar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of hata is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: hataları, hatalarda, hatalardan.
How do you say "to the mistake" in Turkish?
"To the mistake" is hataya, the dative case (-ya). Similarly, "in / at the mistake" is hatada (locative) and "from the mistake" is hatadan (ablative).
How do you say "my mistake" in Turkish?
"My mistake" is hatam (often with the pronoun: benim hatam). "Your mistake" is hatan, "his/her mistake" is hatası and "my mistakes" is hatalarım.
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