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Kültür Declension: Turkish Cases of 'culture'

kültür means “culture”. Its last vowel is ü, so 2-way suffixes use e (kültürler) and 4-way suffixes use ü (kültürün). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to kültür, as in kültürü and kültürde.

Quick facts

Plural
kültürler
cultures
Harmony
Front rounded
suffix vowels e / ü
Ends in
a consonant
suffixes attach directly
Object form
kültürü
accusative, “the culture”

Rules this noun follows

  • Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).kültürüm, kültürün
  • Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).kültürünü, kültüründe

Kültür in all seven cases

The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.

CaseSingularPlural
NominativeYalın hâl · no endingkültürculturekültürlercultures
AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)Ikültürüthe culture (object)kültürlerithe cultures (object)
DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)Akültüreto the culturekültürlereto the cultures
LocativeBulunma hâli · -DAkültürdein / at the culturekültürlerdein / at the cultures
AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAnkültürdenfrom the culturekültürlerdenfrom the cultures
Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)Inkültürünthe culture's / of the culturekültürlerinthe cultures's / of the cultures
InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lAkültürlewith the culturekültürlerlewith the cultures

Possessive forms: “my culture”, “your culture”…

The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (kültüründe). See possessive suffixes.

OwnerNominativeAccusativeDativeLocativeAblative
benimmykültürümmy culturekültürümümy culture (object)kültürümeto my culturekültürümdein / at my culturekültürümdenfrom my culture
seninyourkültürünyour culturekültürünüyour culture (object)kültürüneto your culturekültüründein / at your culturekültüründenfrom your culture
onunhis/her/itskültürühis/her culturekültürünühis/her culture (object)kültürüneto his/her culturekültüründein / at his/her culturekültüründenfrom his/her culture
bizimourkültürümüzour culturekültürümüzüour culture (object)kültürümüzeto our culturekültürümüzdein / at our culturekültürümüzdenfrom our culture
sizinyour (pl.)kültürünüzyour (pl.) culturekültürünüzüyour (pl.) culture (object)kültürünüzeto your (pl.) culturekültürünüzdein / at your (pl.) culturekültürünüzdenfrom your (pl.) culture
onlarıntheirkültürleritheir cultureskültürlerinitheir cultures (object)kültürlerineto their cultureskültürlerindein / at their cultureskültürlerindenfrom their cultures

Plural + possessive: kültürlerim (my cultures) · kültürlerin (your cultures) · kültürleri (his/her cultures) · kültürlerimiz (our cultures) · kültürleriniz (your (pl.) cultures) · kültürleri (their cultures)

Kültür in example sentences

  • Türk kültürü çok zengin.

    Turkish culture is very rich.

    Nominative case
  • Yeni bir ülkenin kültürünü öğrenmek zaman alır.

    Learning a new country's culture takes time.

    Accusative case
  • Kültüre ve tarihe çok ilgi duyuyorum.

    I'm very interested in culture and history.

    Dative case

Watch out with kültür

  • Two meanings of kültürün. kültürün is both "of the culture" (genitive) and "your culture" (possessive). kültürü is likewise both the object form and "his/her culture". Rule →

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Questions about kültür

What is the plural of kültür?

The plural of kültür ("culture") is kültürler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of kültür is ü, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: kültürleri, kültürlerde, kültürlerden.

How do you say "to the culture" in Turkish?

"To the culture" is kültüre, the dative case (-e). Similarly, "in / at the culture" is kültürde (locative) and "from the culture" is kültürden (ablative).

How do you say "my culture" in Turkish?

"My culture" is kültürüm (often with the pronoun: benim kültürüm). "Your culture" is kültürün, "his/her culture" is kültürü and "my cultures" is kültürlerim.

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