Hava Declension: Turkish Cases of 'weather'
hava means “weather, air”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (havalar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (havanın). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: havayı, havanın, havası.
Quick facts
- Plural
- havalar
- weather
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- havayı
- accusative, “the weather”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).havayı, havaya, havayla
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).havanın
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).havası
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).havasını, havasında
Hava in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | havaweather | havalarweather |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | havayıthe weather (object) | havalarıthe weather (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | havayato the weather | havalarato the weather |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | havadain / at the weather | havalardain / at the weather |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | havadanfrom the weather | havalardanfrom the weather |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | havanınthe weather's / of the weather | havalarınthe weather's / of the weather |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | havaylawith the weather | havalarlawith the weather |
Possessive forms: “my weather”, “your weather”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (havasında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | havammy weather | havamımy weather (object) | havamato my weather | havamdain / at my weather | havamdanfrom my weather |
| seninyour | havanyour weather | havanıyour weather (object) | havanato your weather | havandain / at your weather | havandanfrom your weather |
| onunhis/her/its | havasıhis/her weather | havasınıhis/her weather (object) | havasınato his/her weather | havasındain / at his/her weather | havasındanfrom his/her weather |
| bizimour | havamızour weather | havamızıour weather (object) | havamızato our weather | havamızdain / at our weather | havamızdanfrom our weather |
| sizinyour (pl.) | havanızyour (pl.) weather | havanızıyour (pl.) weather (object) | havanızato your (pl.) weather | havanızdain / at your (pl.) weather | havanızdanfrom your (pl.) weather |
| onlarıntheir | havalarıtheir weather | havalarınıtheir weather (object) | havalarınato their weather | havalarındain / at their weather | havalarındanfrom their weather |
Plural + possessive: havalarım (my weather) · havaların (your weather) · havaları (his/her weather) · havalarımız (our weather) · havalarınız (your (pl.) weather) · havaları (their weather)
Hava in example sentences
Havanın kirliliği bu şehirde büyük bir sorun.
Air pollution is a big problem in this city.
Genitive case
Watch out with hava
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: havayı (y), havanın (n), havası (s). After havası a case suffix adds n: havasında, not
*havasıda. Rule →
Related nouns and resources
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Questions about hava
What is the plural of hava?
The plural of hava ("weather") is havalar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of hava is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: havaları, havalarda, havalardan.
How do you say "to the weather" in Turkish?
"To the weather" is havaya, the dative case (-ya). Similarly, "in / at the weather" is havada (locative) and "from the weather" is havadan (ablative).
How do you say "my weather" in Turkish?
"My weather" is havam (often with the pronoun: benim havam). "Your weather" is havan, "his/her weather" is havası and "my weather" is havalarım.
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