Koca Declension: Turkish Cases of 'husband'
koca means “husband”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (kocalar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (kocanın). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: kocayı, kocanın, kocası.
Quick facts
- Plural
- kocalar
- husbands
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- kocayı
- accusative, “the husband”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).kocayı, kocaya, kocayla
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).kocanın
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).kocası
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).kocasını, kocasında
Koca in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | kocahusband | kocalarhusbands |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | kocayıthe husband (object) | kocalarıthe husbands (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | kocayato the husband | kocalarato the husbands |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | kocadain / at the husband | kocalardain / at the husbands |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | kocadanfrom the husband | kocalardanfrom the husbands |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | kocanınthe husband's / of the husband | kocalarınthe husbands's / of the husbands |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | kocaylawith the husband | kocalarlawith the husbands |
Possessive forms: “my husband”, “your husband”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (kocasında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | kocammy husband | kocamımy husband (object) | kocamato my husband | kocamdain / at my husband | kocamdanfrom my husband |
| seninyour | kocanyour husband | kocanıyour husband (object) | kocanato your husband | kocandain / at your husband | kocandanfrom your husband |
| onunhis/her/its | kocasıhis/her husband | kocasınıhis/her husband (object) | kocasınato his/her husband | kocasındain / at his/her husband | kocasındanfrom his/her husband |
| bizimour | kocamızour husband | kocamızıour husband (object) | kocamızato our husband | kocamızdain / at our husband | kocamızdanfrom our husband |
| sizinyour (pl.) | kocanızyour (pl.) husband | kocanızıyour (pl.) husband (object) | kocanızato your (pl.) husband | kocanızdain / at your (pl.) husband | kocanızdanfrom your (pl.) husband |
| onlarıntheir | kocalarıtheir husbands | kocalarınıtheir husbands (object) | kocalarınato their husbands | kocalarındain / at their husbands | kocalarındanfrom their husbands |
Plural + possessive: kocalarım (my husbands) · kocaların (your husbands) · kocaları (his/her husbands) · kocalarımız (our husbands) · kocalarınız (your (pl.) husbands) · kocaları (their husbands)
Koca in example sentences
Watch out with koca
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: kocayı (y), kocanın (n), kocası (s). After kocası a case suffix adds n: kocasında, not
*kocasıda. Rule →
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Questions about koca
What is the plural of koca?
The plural of koca ("husband") is kocalar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of koca is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: kocaları, kocalarda, kocalardan.
How do you say "to the husband" in Turkish?
"To the husband" is kocaya, the dative case (-ya). Similarly, "in / at the husband" is kocada (locative) and "from the husband" is kocadan (ablative).
How do you say "my husband" in Turkish?
"My husband" is kocam (often with the pronoun: benim kocam). "Your husband" is kocan, "his/her husband" is kocası and "my husbands" is kocalarım.
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