Hemşire Declension: Turkish Cases of 'nurse'
hemşire means “nurse”. Its last vowel is e, so 2-way suffixes use e (hemşireler) and 4-way suffixes use i (hemşirenin). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: hemşireyi, hemşirenin, hemşiresi.
Quick facts
- Plural
- hemşireler
- nurses
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- hemşireyi
- accusative, “the nurse”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).hemşireyi, hemşireye, hemşireyle
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).hemşirenin
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).hemşiresi
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).hemşiresini, hemşiresinde
Hemşire in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | hemşirenurse | hemşirelernurses |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | hemşireyithe nurse (object) | hemşirelerithe nurses (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | hemşireyeto the nurse | hemşirelereto the nurses |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | hemşiredein / at the nurse | hemşirelerdein / at the nurses |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | hemşiredenfrom the nurse | hemşirelerdenfrom the nurses |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | hemşireninthe nurse's / of the nurse | hemşirelerinthe nurses's / of the nurses |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | hemşireylewith the nurse | hemşirelerlewith the nurses |
Possessive forms: “my nurse”, “your nurse”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (hemşiresinde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | hemşiremmy nurse | hemşiremimy nurse (object) | hemşiremeto my nurse | hemşiremdein / at my nurse | hemşiremdenfrom my nurse |
| seninyour | hemşirenyour nurse | hemşireniyour nurse (object) | hemşireneto your nurse | hemşirendein / at your nurse | hemşirendenfrom your nurse |
| onunhis/her/its | hemşiresihis/her nurse | hemşiresinihis/her nurse (object) | hemşiresineto his/her nurse | hemşiresindein / at his/her nurse | hemşiresindenfrom his/her nurse |
| bizimour | hemşiremizour nurse | hemşiremiziour nurse (object) | hemşiremizeto our nurse | hemşiremizdein / at our nurse | hemşiremizdenfrom our nurse |
| sizinyour (pl.) | hemşirenizyour (pl.) nurse | hemşireniziyour (pl.) nurse (object) | hemşirenizeto your (pl.) nurse | hemşirenizdein / at your (pl.) nurse | hemşirenizdenfrom your (pl.) nurse |
| onlarıntheir | hemşireleritheir nurses | hemşirelerinitheir nurses (object) | hemşirelerineto their nurses | hemşirelerindein / at their nurses | hemşirelerindenfrom their nurses |
Plural + possessive: hemşirelerim (my nurses) · hemşirelerin (your nurses) · hemşireleri (his/her nurses) · hemşirelerimiz (our nurses) · hemşireleriniz (your (pl.) nurses) · hemşireleri (their nurses)
Hemşire in example sentences
Watch out with hemşire
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: hemşireyi (y), hemşirenin (n), hemşiresi (s). After hemşiresi a case suffix adds n: hemşiresinde, not
*hemşireside. Rule →
Related nouns and resources
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Other A2 nouns ending in a vowel
Questions about hemşire
What is the plural of hemşire?
The plural of hemşire ("nurse") is hemşireler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of hemşire is e, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: hemşireleri, hemşirelerde, hemşirelerden.
How do you say "to the nurse" in Turkish?
"To the nurse" is hemşireye, the dative case (-ye). Similarly, "in / at the nurse" is hemşirede (locative) and "from the nurse" is hemşireden (ablative).
How do you say "my nurse" in Turkish?
"My nurse" is hemşirem (often with the pronoun: benim hemşirem). "Your nurse" is hemşiren, "his/her nurse" is hemşiresi and "my nurses" is hemşirelerim.
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