Masa Declension: Turkish Cases of 'table'
masa means “table”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (masalar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (masanın). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: masayı, masanın, masası.
Quick facts
- Plural
- masalar
- tables
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- masayı
- accusative, “the table”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).masayı, masaya, masayla
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).masanın
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).masası
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).masasını, masasında
Masa in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | masatable | masalartables |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | masayıthe table (object) | masalarıthe tables (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | masayato the table | masalarato the tables |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | masadain / at the table | masalardain / at the tables |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | masadanfrom the table | masalardanfrom the tables |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | masanınthe table's / of the table | masalarınthe tables's / of the tables |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | masaylawith the table | masalarlawith the tables |
Possessive forms: “my table”, “your table”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (masasında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | masammy table | masamımy table (object) | masamato my table | masamdain / at my table | masamdanfrom my table |
| seninyour | masanyour table | masanıyour table (object) | masanato your table | masandain / at your table | masandanfrom your table |
| onunhis/her/its | masasıhis/her table | masasınıhis/her table (object) | masasınato his/her table | masasındain / at his/her table | masasındanfrom his/her table |
| bizimour | masamızour table | masamızıour table (object) | masamızato our table | masamızdain / at our table | masamızdanfrom our table |
| sizinyour (pl.) | masanızyour (pl.) table | masanızıyour (pl.) table (object) | masanızato your (pl.) table | masanızdain / at your (pl.) table | masanızdanfrom your (pl.) table |
| onlarıntheir | masalarıtheir tables | masalarınıtheir tables (object) | masalarınato their tables | masalarındain / at their tables | masalarındanfrom their tables |
Plural + possessive: masalarım (my tables) · masaların (your tables) · masaları (his/her tables) · masalarımız (our tables) · masalarınız (your (pl.) tables) · masaları (their tables)
Masa in example sentences
Watch out with masa
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: masayı (y), masanın (n), masası (s). After masası a case suffix adds n: masasında, not
*masasıda. Rule →
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Questions about masa
What is the plural of masa?
The plural of masa ("table") is masalar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of masa is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: masaları, masalarda, masalardan.
How do you say "to the table" in Turkish?
"To the table" is masaya, the dative case (-ya). Similarly, "in / at the table" is masada (locative) and "from the table" is masadan (ablative).
How do you say "my table" in Turkish?
"My table" is masam (often with the pronoun: benim masam). "Your table" is masan, "his/her table" is masası and "my tables" is masalarım.
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