Merak Declension: Turkish Cases of 'curiosity'
merak means “curiosity”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (meraklar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (merakın). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to merak, as in merakı and merakta.
Quick facts
- Plural
- meraklar
- curiosity
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- merakı
- accusative, “the curiosity”
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).merakta, meraktan
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).merakım, merakın
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).merakını, merakında
Merak in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | merakcuriosity | meraklarcuriosity |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | merakıthe curiosity (object) | meraklarıthe curiosity (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | merakato the curiosity | meraklarato the curiosity |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | meraktain / at the curiosity | meraklardain / at the curiosity |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | meraktanfrom the curiosity | meraklardanfrom the curiosity |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | merakınthe curiosity's / of the curiosity | meraklarınthe curiosity's / of the curiosity |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | meraklawith the curiosity | meraklarlawith the curiosity |
Possessive forms: “my curiosity”, “your curiosity”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (merakında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | merakımmy curiosity | merakımımy curiosity (object) | merakımato my curiosity | merakımdain / at my curiosity | merakımdanfrom my curiosity |
| seninyour | merakınyour curiosity | merakınıyour curiosity (object) | merakınato your curiosity | merakındain / at your curiosity | merakındanfrom your curiosity |
| onunhis/her/its | merakıhis/her curiosity | merakınıhis/her curiosity (object) | merakınato his/her curiosity | merakındain / at his/her curiosity | merakındanfrom his/her curiosity |
| bizimour | merakımızour curiosity | merakımızıour curiosity (object) | merakımızato our curiosity | merakımızdain / at our curiosity | merakımızdanfrom our curiosity |
| sizinyour (pl.) | merakınızyour (pl.) curiosity | merakınızıyour (pl.) curiosity (object) | merakınızato your (pl.) curiosity | merakınızdain / at your (pl.) curiosity | merakınızdanfrom your (pl.) curiosity |
| onlarıntheir | meraklarıtheir curiosity | meraklarınıtheir curiosity (object) | meraklarınato their curiosity | meraklarındain / at their curiosity | meraklarındanfrom their curiosity |
Plural + possessive: meraklarım (my curiosity) · merakların (your curiosity) · merakları (his/her curiosity) · meraklarımız (our curiosity) · meraklarınız (your (pl.) curiosity) · merakları (their curiosity)
Merak in example sentences
Watch out with merak
- This k does not soften. Unlike kitap → kitabı, merak keeps its k: merakı, meraka (not
*merağı). 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: merakta, meraktan (not
*merakda). Rule → - Two meanings of merakın. merakın is both "of the curiosity" (genitive) and "your curiosity" (possessive). merakı is likewise both the object form and "his/her curiosity". Rule →
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Questions about merak
What is the plural of merak?
The plural of merak ("curiosity") is meraklar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of merak is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: merakları, meraklarda, meraklardan.
How do you say "to the curiosity" in Turkish?
"To the curiosity" is meraka, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the curiosity" is merakta (locative) and "from the curiosity" is meraktan (ablative).
How do you say "my curiosity" in Turkish?
"My curiosity" is merakım (often with the pronoun: benim merakım). "Your curiosity" is merakın, "his/her curiosity" is merakı and "my curiosity" is meraklarım.
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