Market Declension: Turkish Cases of 'supermarket'
market means “supermarket”. Its last vowel is e, so 2-way suffixes use e (marketler) and 4-way suffixes use i (marketin). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to market, as in marketi and markette.
Quick facts
- Plural
- marketler
- supermarkets
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- marketi
- accusative, “the supermarket”
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).markette, marketten
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).marketim, marketin
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).marketini, marketinde
Market in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | marketsupermarket | marketlersupermarkets |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | marketithe supermarket (object) | marketlerithe supermarkets (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | marketeto the supermarket | marketlereto the supermarkets |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | markettein / at the supermarket | marketlerdein / at the supermarkets |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | markettenfrom the supermarket | marketlerdenfrom the supermarkets |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | marketinthe supermarket's / of the supermarket | marketlerinthe supermarkets's / of the supermarkets |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | marketlewith the supermarket | marketlerlewith the supermarkets |
Possessive forms: “my supermarket”, “your supermarket”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (marketinde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | marketimmy supermarket | marketimimy supermarket (object) | marketimeto my supermarket | marketimdein / at my supermarket | marketimdenfrom my supermarket |
| seninyour | marketinyour supermarket | marketiniyour supermarket (object) | marketineto your supermarket | marketindein / at your supermarket | marketindenfrom your supermarket |
| onunhis/her/its | marketihis/her supermarket | marketinihis/her supermarket (object) | marketineto his/her supermarket | marketindein / at his/her supermarket | marketindenfrom his/her supermarket |
| bizimour | marketimizour supermarket | marketimiziour supermarket (object) | marketimizeto our supermarket | marketimizdein / at our supermarket | marketimizdenfrom our supermarket |
| sizinyour (pl.) | marketinizyour (pl.) supermarket | marketiniziyour (pl.) supermarket (object) | marketinizeto your (pl.) supermarket | marketinizdein / at your (pl.) supermarket | marketinizdenfrom your (pl.) supermarket |
| onlarıntheir | marketleritheir supermarkets | marketlerinitheir supermarkets (object) | marketlerineto their supermarkets | marketlerindein / at their supermarkets | marketlerindenfrom their supermarkets |
Plural + possessive: marketlerim (my supermarkets) · marketlerin (your supermarkets) · marketleri (his/her supermarkets) · marketlerimiz (our supermarkets) · marketleriniz (your (pl.) supermarkets) · marketleri (their supermarkets)
Market in example sentences
Markete gidiyorum, bir şey ister misin?
I'm going to the supermarket, do you want anything?
Dative case
Watch out with market
- This t does not soften. Unlike kitap → kitabı, market keeps its t: marketi, markete (not
*markedi). Loanwords and some native words are exceptions to the softening rule, so learn them as you meet them. Rule → - Locative with t, not d. After a voiceless consonant the locative and ablative start with t: markette, marketten (not
*marketde). Rule → - Two meanings of marketin. marketin is both "of the supermarket" (genitive) and "your supermarket" (possessive). marketi is likewise both the object form and "his/her supermarket". Rule →
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Questions about market
What is the plural of market?
The plural of market ("supermarket") is marketler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of market is e, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: marketleri, marketlerde, marketlerden.
How do you say "to the supermarket" in Turkish?
"To the supermarket" is markete, the dative case (-e). Similarly, "in / at the supermarket" is markette (locative) and "from the supermarket" is marketten (ablative).
How do you say "my supermarket" in Turkish?
"My supermarket" is marketim (often with the pronoun: benim marketim). "Your supermarket" is marketin, "his/her supermarket" is marketi and "my supermarkets" is marketlerim.
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