His Declension: Turkish Cases of 'feeling'
his means “feeling”. Its last vowel is i, so 2-way suffixes use e (hisler) and 4-way suffixes use i (hissin). Its final consonant doubles before a vowel: hissi, hissim.
Quick facts
- Plural
- hisler
- feelings
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- hissi
- accusative, “the feeling”
Rules this noun follows
- Consonant doubling — This Arabic loanword doubles its final consonant before a vowel.hissi, hissim
- Consonant hardening — After f, s, t, k, ç, ş, h, p a suffix-initial d becomes t (and c becomes ç).histe, histen
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).hissim, hissin
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).hissini, hissinde
His in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | hisfeeling | hislerfeelings |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | hissithe feeling (object) | hislerithe feelings (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | hisseto the feeling | hislereto the feelings |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | histein / at the feeling | hislerdein / at the feelings |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | histenfrom the feeling | hislerdenfrom the feelings |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | hissinthe feeling's / of the feeling | hislerinthe feelings's / of the feelings |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | hislewith the feeling | hislerlewith the feelings |
Possessive forms: “my feeling”, “your feeling”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (hissinde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | hissimmy feeling | hissimimy feeling (object) | hissimeto my feeling | hissimdein / at my feeling | hissimdenfrom my feeling |
| seninyour | hissinyour feeling | hissiniyour feeling (object) | hissineto your feeling | hissindein / at your feeling | hissindenfrom your feeling |
| onunhis/her/its | hissihis/her feeling | hissinihis/her feeling (object) | hissineto his/her feeling | hissindein / at his/her feeling | hissindenfrom his/her feeling |
| bizimour | hissimizour feeling | hissimiziour feeling (object) | hissimizeto our feeling | hissimizdein / at our feeling | hissimizdenfrom our feeling |
| sizinyour (pl.) | hissinizyour (pl.) feeling | hissiniziyour (pl.) feeling (object) | hissinizeto your (pl.) feeling | hissinizdein / at your (pl.) feeling | hissinizdenfrom your (pl.) feeling |
| onlarıntheir | hisleritheir feelings | hislerinitheir feelings (object) | hislerineto their feelings | hislerindein / at their feelings | hislerindenfrom their feelings |
Plural + possessive: hislerim (my feelings) · hislerin (your feelings) · hisleri (his/her feelings) · hislerimiz (our feelings) · hisleriniz (your (pl.) feelings) · hisleri (their feelings)
His in example sentences
Watch out with his
- The final consonant doubles. Before a vowel the last consonant is written twice: hissi, hissim (not
*hisi). Consonant suffixes don’t double: hisler, histe. Rule → - Locative with t, not d. After a voiceless consonant the locative and ablative start with t: histe, histen (not
*hisde). Rule → - Two meanings of hissin. hissin is both "of the feeling" (genitive) and "your feeling" (possessive). hissi is likewise both the object form and "his/her feeling". Rule →
Related nouns and resources
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- düşünce thought
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- keyif pleasure
- merak curiosity
- mutluluk happiness
- sabır patience
- sevgi love
Other nouns that double their last consonant
Questions about his
What is the plural of his?
The plural of his ("feeling") is hisler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of his is i, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: hisleri, hislerde, hislerden.
How do you say "to the feeling" in Turkish?
"To the feeling" is hisse, the dative case (-e). Similarly, "in / at the feeling" is histe (locative) and "from the feeling" is histen (ablative).
Why does his become hissi?
His is an Arabic loanword whose original double consonant comes back before a vowel-initial suffix: hissi, hisse, hissim. Before consonants it is written once: hisler, histe.
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