Kız Declension: Turkish Cases of 'girl'
kız means “girl, daughter”. Its last vowel is ı, so 2-way suffixes use a (kızlar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (kızın). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to kız, as in kızı and kızda.
Quick facts
- Plural
- kızlar
- girls
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- kızı
- accusative, “the girl”
Rules this noun follows
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).kızım, kızın
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).kızını, kızında
Kız in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | kızgirl | kızlargirls |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | kızıthe girl (object) | kızlarıthe girls (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | kızato the girl | kızlarato the girls |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | kızdain / at the girl | kızlardain / at the girls |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | kızdanfrom the girl | kızlardanfrom the girls |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | kızınthe girl's / of the girl | kızlarınthe girls's / of the girls |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | kızlawith the girl | kızlarlawith the girls |
Possessive forms: “my girl”, “your girl”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (kızında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | kızımmy girl | kızımımy girl (object) | kızımato my girl | kızımdain / at my girl | kızımdanfrom my girl |
| seninyour | kızınyour girl | kızınıyour girl (object) | kızınato your girl | kızındain / at your girl | kızındanfrom your girl |
| onunhis/her/its | kızıhis/her girl | kızınıhis/her girl (object) | kızınato his/her girl | kızındain / at his/her girl | kızındanfrom his/her girl |
| bizimour | kızımızour girl | kızımızıour girl (object) | kızımızato our girl | kızımızdain / at our girl | kızımızdanfrom our girl |
| sizinyour (pl.) | kızınızyour (pl.) girl | kızınızıyour (pl.) girl (object) | kızınızato your (pl.) girl | kızınızdain / at your (pl.) girl | kızınızdanfrom your (pl.) girl |
| onlarıntheir | kızlarıtheir girls | kızlarınıtheir girls (object) | kızlarınato their girls | kızlarındain / at their girls | kızlarındanfrom their girls |
Plural + possessive: kızlarım (my girls) · kızların (your girls) · kızları (his/her girls) · kızlarımız (our girls) · kızlarınız (your (pl.) girls) · kızları (their girls)
Kız in example sentences
Watch out with kız
- Two readings of kızı. kızı can be "the girl" (object) or "his/her daughter". Kızımı is clearly "my daughter" (object).
- Two meanings of kızın. kızın is both "of the girl" (genitive) and "your girl" (possessive). kızı is likewise both the object form and "his/her girl". Rule →
Related nouns and resources
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Questions about kız
What is the plural of kız?
The plural of kız ("girl") is kızlar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of kız is ı, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: kızları, kızlarda, kızlardan.
How do you say "to the girl" in Turkish?
"To the girl" is kıza, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the girl" is kızda (locative) and "from the girl" is kızdan (ablative).
How do you say "my girl" in Turkish?
"My girl" is kızım (often with the pronoun: benim kızım). "Your girl" is kızın, "his/her girl" is kızı and "my girls" is kızlarım.
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