Karar Declension: Turkish Cases of 'decision'
karar means “decision”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (kararlar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (kararın). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to karar, as in kararı and kararda.
Quick facts
- Plural
- kararlar
- decisions
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- kararı
- accusative, “the decision”
Rules this noun follows
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).kararım, kararın
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).kararını, kararında
Karar in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | karardecision | kararlardecisions |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | kararıthe decision (object) | kararlarıthe decisions (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | kararato the decision | kararlarato the decisions |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | karardain / at the decision | kararlardain / at the decisions |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | karardanfrom the decision | kararlardanfrom the decisions |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | kararınthe decision's / of the decision | kararlarınthe decisions's / of the decisions |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | kararlawith the decision | kararlarlawith the decisions |
Possessive forms: “my decision”, “your decision”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (kararında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | kararımmy decision | kararımımy decision (object) | kararımato my decision | kararımdain / at my decision | kararımdanfrom my decision |
| seninyour | kararınyour decision | kararınıyour decision (object) | kararınato your decision | kararındain / at your decision | kararındanfrom your decision |
| onunhis/her/its | kararıhis/her decision | kararınıhis/her decision (object) | kararınato his/her decision | kararındain / at his/her decision | kararındanfrom his/her decision |
| bizimour | kararımızour decision | kararımızıour decision (object) | kararımızato our decision | kararımızdain / at our decision | kararımızdanfrom our decision |
| sizinyour (pl.) | kararınızyour (pl.) decision | kararınızıyour (pl.) decision (object) | kararınızato your (pl.) decision | kararınızdain / at your (pl.) decision | kararınızdanfrom your (pl.) decision |
| onlarıntheir | kararlarıtheir decisions | kararlarınıtheir decisions (object) | kararlarınato their decisions | kararlarındain / at their decisions | kararlarındanfrom their decisions |
Plural + possessive: kararlarım (my decisions) · kararların (your decisions) · kararları (his/her decisions) · kararlarımız (our decisions) · kararlarınız (your (pl.) decisions) · kararları (their decisions)
Karar in example sentences
Watch out with karar
- Two meanings of kararın. kararın is both "of the decision" (genitive) and "your decision" (possessive). kararı is likewise both the object form and "his/her decision". Rule →
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Questions about karar
What is the plural of karar?
The plural of karar ("decision") is kararlar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of karar is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: kararları, kararlarda, kararlardan.
How do you say "to the decision" in Turkish?
"To the decision" is karara, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the decision" is kararda (locative) and "from the decision" is karardan (ablative).
How do you say "my decision" in Turkish?
"My decision" is kararım (often with the pronoun: benim kararım). "Your decision" is kararın, "his/her decision" is kararı and "my decisions" is kararlarım.
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