Kar Declension: Turkish Cases of 'snow'
kar means “snow”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (karlar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (karın). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to kar, as in karı and karda.
Quick facts
- Plural
- karlar
- snow
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- karı
- accusative, “the snow”
Rules this noun follows
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).karım, karın
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).karını, karında
Kar in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | karsnow | karlarsnow |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | karıthe snow (object) | karlarıthe snow (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | karato the snow | karlarato the snow |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | kardain / at the snow | karlardain / at the snow |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | kardanfrom the snow | karlardanfrom the snow |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | karınthe snow's / of the snow | karlarınthe snow's / of the snow |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | karlawith the snow | karlarlawith the snow |
Possessive forms: “my snow”, “your snow”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (karında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | karımmy snow | karımımy snow (object) | karımato my snow | karımdain / at my snow | karımdanfrom my snow |
| seninyour | karınyour snow | karınıyour snow (object) | karınato your snow | karındain / at your snow | karındanfrom your snow |
| onunhis/her/its | karıhis/her snow | karınıhis/her snow (object) | karınato his/her snow | karındain / at his/her snow | karındanfrom his/her snow |
| bizimour | karımızour snow | karımızıour snow (object) | karımızato our snow | karımızdain / at our snow | karımızdanfrom our snow |
| sizinyour (pl.) | karınızyour (pl.) snow | karınızıyour (pl.) snow (object) | karınızato your (pl.) snow | karınızdain / at your (pl.) snow | karınızdanfrom your (pl.) snow |
| onlarıntheir | karlarıtheir snow | karlarınıtheir snow (object) | karlarınato their snow | karlarındain / at their snow | karlarındanfrom their snow |
Plural + possessive: karlarım (my snow) · karların (your snow) · karları (his/her snow) · karlarımız (our snow) · karlarınız (your (pl.) snow) · karları (their snow)
Kar in example sentences
Watch out with kar
- Same spelling, different word. karım can mean "my snow", but it is almost always heard as karım "my wife". Use the case forms karda, kardan for snow.
- Two meanings of karın. karın is both "of the snow" (genitive) and "your snow" (possessive). karı is likewise both the object form and "his/her snow". Rule →
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Questions about kar
What is the plural of kar?
The plural of kar ("snow") is karlar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of kar is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: karları, karlarda, karlardan.
How do you say "to the snow" in Turkish?
"To the snow" is kara, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the snow" is karda (locative) and "from the snow" is kardan (ablative).
How do you say "my snow" in Turkish?
"My snow" is karım (often with the pronoun: benim karım). "Your snow" is karın, "his/her snow" is karı and "my snow" is karlarım.
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