Kol Declension: Turkish Cases of 'arm'
kol means “arm”. Its last vowel is o, so 2-way suffixes use a (kollar) and 4-way suffixes use u (kolun). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to kol, as in kolu and kolda.
Quick facts
- Plural
- kollar
- arms
- Harmony
- Back rounded
- suffix vowels a / u
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- kolu
- accusative, “the arm”
Rules this noun follows
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).kolum, kolun
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).kolunu, kolunda
Kol in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | kolarm | kollararms |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | koluthe arm (object) | kollarıthe arms (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | kolato the arm | kollarato the arms |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | koldain / at the arm | kollardain / at the arms |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | koldanfrom the arm | kollardanfrom the arms |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | kolunthe arm's / of the arm | kollarınthe arms's / of the arms |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | kollawith the arm | kollarlawith the arms |
Possessive forms: “my arm”, “your arm”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (kolunda). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | kolummy arm | kolumumy arm (object) | kolumato my arm | kolumdain / at my arm | kolumdanfrom my arm |
| seninyour | kolunyour arm | kolunuyour arm (object) | kolunato your arm | kolundain / at your arm | kolundanfrom your arm |
| onunhis/her/its | koluhis/her arm | kolunuhis/her arm (object) | kolunato his/her arm | kolundain / at his/her arm | kolundanfrom his/her arm |
| bizimour | kolumuzour arm | kolumuzuour arm (object) | kolumuzato our arm | kolumuzdain / at our arm | kolumuzdanfrom our arm |
| sizinyour (pl.) | kolunuzyour (pl.) arm | kolunuzuyour (pl.) arm (object) | kolunuzato your (pl.) arm | kolunuzdain / at your (pl.) arm | kolunuzdanfrom your (pl.) arm |
| onlarıntheir | kollarıtheir arms | kollarınıtheir arms (object) | kollarınato their arms | kollarındain / at their arms | kollarındanfrom their arms |
Plural + possessive: kollarım (my arms) · kolların (your arms) · kolları (his/her arms) · kollarımız (our arms) · kollarınız (your (pl.) arms) · kolları (their arms)
Kol in example sentences
Watch out with kol
- Two meanings of kolun. kolun is both "of the arm" (genitive) and "your arm" (possessive). kolu is likewise both the object form and "his/her arm". Rule →
Related nouns and resources
Related nouns: body
Other back-vowel A1 nouns
Questions about kol
What is the plural of kol?
The plural of kol ("arm") is kollar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of kol is o, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: kolları, kollarda, kollardan.
How do you say "to the arm" in Turkish?
"To the arm" is kola, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the arm" is kolda (locative) and "from the arm" is koldan (ablative).
How do you say "my arm" in Turkish?
"My arm" is kolum (often with the pronoun: benim kolum). "Your arm" is kolun, "his/her arm" is kolu and "my arms" is kollarım.
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