Mevsim Declension: Turkish Cases of 'season'
mevsim means “season”. Its last vowel is i, so 2-way suffixes use e (mevsimler) and 4-way suffixes use i (mevsimin). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to mevsim, as in mevsimi and mevsimde.
Quick facts
- Plural
- mevsimler
- seasons
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- mevsimi
- accusative, “the season”
Rules this noun follows
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).mevsimim, mevsimin
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).mevsimini, mevsiminde
Mevsim in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | mevsimseason | mevsimlerseasons |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | mevsimithe season (object) | mevsimlerithe seasons (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | mevsimeto the season | mevsimlereto the seasons |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | mevsimdein / at the season | mevsimlerdein / at the seasons |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | mevsimdenfrom the season | mevsimlerdenfrom the seasons |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | mevsiminthe season's / of the season | mevsimlerinthe seasons's / of the seasons |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | mevsimlewith the season | mevsimlerlewith the seasons |
Possessive forms: “my season”, “your season”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (mevsiminde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | mevsimimmy season | mevsimimimy season (object) | mevsimimeto my season | mevsimimdein / at my season | mevsimimdenfrom my season |
| seninyour | mevsiminyour season | mevsiminiyour season (object) | mevsimineto your season | mevsimindein / at your season | mevsimindenfrom your season |
| onunhis/her/its | mevsimihis/her season | mevsiminihis/her season (object) | mevsimineto his/her season | mevsimindein / at his/her season | mevsimindenfrom his/her season |
| bizimour | mevsimimizour season | mevsimimiziour season (object) | mevsimimizeto our season | mevsimimizdein / at our season | mevsimimizdenfrom our season |
| sizinyour (pl.) | mevsiminizyour (pl.) season | mevsiminiziyour (pl.) season (object) | mevsiminizeto your (pl.) season | mevsiminizdein / at your (pl.) season | mevsiminizdenfrom your (pl.) season |
| onlarıntheir | mevsimleritheir seasons | mevsimlerinitheir seasons (object) | mevsimlerineto their seasons | mevsimlerindein / at their seasons | mevsimlerindenfrom their seasons |
Plural + possessive: mevsimlerim (my seasons) · mevsimlerin (your seasons) · mevsimleri (his/her seasons) · mevsimlerimiz (our seasons) · mevsimleriniz (your (pl.) seasons) · mevsimleri (their seasons)
Mevsim in example sentences
Watch out with mevsim
- Two meanings of mevsimin. mevsimin is both "of the season" (genitive) and "your season" (possessive). mevsimi is likewise both the object form and "his/her season". Rule →
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Questions about mevsim
What is the plural of mevsim?
The plural of mevsim ("season") is mevsimler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of mevsim is i, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: mevsimleri, mevsimlerde, mevsimlerden.
How do you say "to the season" in Turkish?
"To the season" is mevsime, the dative case (-e). Similarly, "in / at the season" is mevsimde (locative) and "from the season" is mevsimden (ablative).
How do you say "my season" in Turkish?
"My season" is mevsimim (often with the pronoun: benim mevsimim). "Your season" is mevsimin, "his/her season" is mevsimi and "my seasons" is mevsimlerim.
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