Maaş Declension: Turkish Cases of 'salary'
maaş means “salary”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (maaşlar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (maaşın). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to maaş, as in maaşı and maaşta.
Quick facts
- Plural
- maaşlar
- salaries
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- maaşı
- accusative, “the salary”
Rules this noun follows
- Consonant hardening — After f, s, t, k, ç, ş, h, p a suffix-initial d becomes t (and c becomes ç).maaşta, maaştan
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).maaşım, maaşın
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).maaşını, maaşında
Maaş in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | maaşsalary | maaşlarsalaries |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | maaşıthe salary (object) | maaşlarıthe salaries (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | maaşato the salary | maaşlarato the salaries |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | maaştain / at the salary | maaşlardain / at the salaries |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | maaştanfrom the salary | maaşlardanfrom the salaries |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | maaşınthe salary's / of the salary | maaşlarınthe salaries's / of the salaries |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | maaşlawith the salary | maaşlarlawith the salaries |
Possessive forms: “my salary”, “your salary”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (maaşında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | maaşımmy salary | maaşımımy salary (object) | maaşımato my salary | maaşımdain / at my salary | maaşımdanfrom my salary |
| seninyour | maaşınyour salary | maaşınıyour salary (object) | maaşınato your salary | maaşındain / at your salary | maaşındanfrom your salary |
| onunhis/her/its | maaşıhis/her salary | maaşınıhis/her salary (object) | maaşınato his/her salary | maaşındain / at his/her salary | maaşındanfrom his/her salary |
| bizimour | maaşımızour salary | maaşımızıour salary (object) | maaşımızato our salary | maaşımızdain / at our salary | maaşımızdanfrom our salary |
| sizinyour (pl.) | maaşınızyour (pl.) salary | maaşınızıyour (pl.) salary (object) | maaşınızato your (pl.) salary | maaşınızdain / at your (pl.) salary | maaşınızdanfrom your (pl.) salary |
| onlarıntheir | maaşlarıtheir salaries | maaşlarınıtheir salaries (object) | maaşlarınato their salaries | maaşlarındain / at their salaries | maaşlarındanfrom their salaries |
Plural + possessive: maaşlarım (my salaries) · maaşların (your salaries) · maaşları (his/her salaries) · maaşlarımız (our salaries) · maaşlarınız (your (pl.) salaries) · maaşları (their salaries)
Maaş in example sentences
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Related nouns and resources
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Questions about maaş
What is the plural of maaş?
The plural of maaş ("salary") is maaşlar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of maaş is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: maaşları, maaşlarda, maaşlardan.
How do you say "to the salary" in Turkish?
"To the salary" is maaşa, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the salary" is maaşta (locative) and "from the salary" is maaştan (ablative).
How do you say "my salary" in Turkish?
"My salary" is maaşım (often with the pronoun: benim maaşım). "Your salary" is maaşın, "his/her salary" is maaşı and "my salaries" is maaşlarım.
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