Kahve Declension: Turkish Cases of 'coffee'
kahve means “coffee”. Its last vowel is e, so 2-way suffixes use e (kahveler) and 4-way suffixes use i (kahvenin). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: kahveyi, kahvenin, kahvesi.
Quick facts
- Plural
- kahveler
- coffees
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- kahveyi
- accusative, “the coffee”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).kahveyi, kahveye, kahveyle
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).kahvenin
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).kahvesi
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).kahvesini, kahvesinde
Kahve in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | kahvecoffee | kahvelercoffees |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | kahveyithe coffee (object) | kahvelerithe coffees (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | kahveyeto the coffee | kahvelereto the coffees |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | kahvedein / at the coffee | kahvelerdein / at the coffees |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | kahvedenfrom the coffee | kahvelerdenfrom the coffees |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | kahveninthe coffee's / of the coffee | kahvelerinthe coffees's / of the coffees |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | kahveylewith the coffee | kahvelerlewith the coffees |
Possessive forms: “my coffee”, “your coffee”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (kahvesinde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | kahvemmy coffee | kahvemimy coffee (object) | kahvemeto my coffee | kahvemdein / at my coffee | kahvemdenfrom my coffee |
| seninyour | kahvenyour coffee | kahveniyour coffee (object) | kahveneto your coffee | kahvendein / at your coffee | kahvendenfrom your coffee |
| onunhis/her/its | kahvesihis/her coffee | kahvesinihis/her coffee (object) | kahvesineto his/her coffee | kahvesindein / at his/her coffee | kahvesindenfrom his/her coffee |
| bizimour | kahvemizour coffee | kahvemiziour coffee (object) | kahvemizeto our coffee | kahvemizdein / at our coffee | kahvemizdenfrom our coffee |
| sizinyour (pl.) | kahvenizyour (pl.) coffee | kahveniziyour (pl.) coffee (object) | kahvenizeto your (pl.) coffee | kahvenizdein / at your (pl.) coffee | kahvenizdenfrom your (pl.) coffee |
| onlarıntheir | kahveleritheir coffees | kahvelerinitheir coffees (object) | kahvelerineto their coffees | kahvelerindein / at their coffees | kahvelerindenfrom their coffees |
Plural + possessive: kahvelerim (my coffees) · kahvelerin (your coffees) · kahveleri (his/her coffees) · kahvelerimiz (our coffees) · kahveleriniz (your (pl.) coffees) · kahveleri (their coffees)
Kahve in example sentences
Watch out with kahve
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: kahveyi (y), kahvenin (n), kahvesi (s). After kahvesi a case suffix adds n: kahvesinde, not
*kahveside. Rule →
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Questions about kahve
What is the plural of kahve?
The plural of kahve ("coffee") is kahveler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of kahve is e, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: kahveleri, kahvelerde, kahvelerden.
How do you say "to the coffee" in Turkish?
"To the coffee" is kahveye, the dative case (-ye). Similarly, "in / at the coffee" is kahvede (locative) and "from the coffee" is kahveden (ablative).
How do you say "my coffee" in Turkish?
"My coffee" is kahvem (often with the pronoun: benim kahvem). "Your coffee" is kahven, "his/her coffee" is kahvesi and "my coffees" is kahvelerim.
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