Lamba Declension: Turkish Cases of 'lamp'
lamba means “lamp”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (lambalar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (lambanın). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: lambayı, lambanın, lambası.
Quick facts
- Plural
- lambalar
- lamps
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- lambayı
- accusative, “the lamp”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).lambayı, lambaya, lambayla
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).lambanın
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).lambası
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).lambasını, lambasında
Lamba in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | lambalamp | lambalarlamps |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | lambayıthe lamp (object) | lambalarıthe lamps (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | lambayato the lamp | lambalarato the lamps |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | lambadain / at the lamp | lambalardain / at the lamps |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | lambadanfrom the lamp | lambalardanfrom the lamps |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | lambanınthe lamp's / of the lamp | lambalarınthe lamps's / of the lamps |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | lambaylawith the lamp | lambalarlawith the lamps |
Possessive forms: “my lamp”, “your lamp”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (lambasında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | lambammy lamp | lambamımy lamp (object) | lambamato my lamp | lambamdain / at my lamp | lambamdanfrom my lamp |
| seninyour | lambanyour lamp | lambanıyour lamp (object) | lambanato your lamp | lambandain / at your lamp | lambandanfrom your lamp |
| onunhis/her/its | lambasıhis/her lamp | lambasınıhis/her lamp (object) | lambasınato his/her lamp | lambasındain / at his/her lamp | lambasındanfrom his/her lamp |
| bizimour | lambamızour lamp | lambamızıour lamp (object) | lambamızato our lamp | lambamızdain / at our lamp | lambamızdanfrom our lamp |
| sizinyour (pl.) | lambanızyour (pl.) lamp | lambanızıyour (pl.) lamp (object) | lambanızato your (pl.) lamp | lambanızdain / at your (pl.) lamp | lambanızdanfrom your (pl.) lamp |
| onlarıntheir | lambalarıtheir lamps | lambalarınıtheir lamps (object) | lambalarınato their lamps | lambalarındain / at their lamps | lambalarındanfrom their lamps |
Plural + possessive: lambalarım (my lamps) · lambaların (your lamps) · lambaları (his/her lamps) · lambalarımız (our lamps) · lambalarınız (your (pl.) lamps) · lambaları (their lamps)
Lamba in example sentences
Watch out with lamba
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: lambayı (y), lambanın (n), lambası (s). After lambası a case suffix adds n: lambasında, not
*lambasıda. Rule →
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Questions about lamba
What is the plural of lamba?
The plural of lamba ("lamp") is lambalar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of lamba is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: lambaları, lambalarda, lambalardan.
How do you say "to the lamp" in Turkish?
"To the lamp" is lambaya, the dative case (-ya). Similarly, "in / at the lamp" is lambada (locative) and "from the lamp" is lambadan (ablative).
How do you say "my lamp" in Turkish?
"My lamp" is lambam (often with the pronoun: benim lambam). "Your lamp" is lamban, "his/her lamp" is lambası and "my lamps" is lambalarım.
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