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Müdür Declension: Turkish Cases of 'manager'

müdür means “manager, director”. Its last vowel is ü, so 2-way suffixes use e (müdürler) and 4-way suffixes use ü (müdürün). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to müdür, as in müdürü and müdürde.

Quick facts

Plural
müdürler
managers
Harmony
Front rounded
suffix vowels e / ü
Ends in
a consonant
suffixes attach directly
Object form
müdürü
accusative, “the manager”

Rules this noun follows

  • Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).müdürüm, müdürün
  • Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).müdürünü, müdüründe

Müdür in all seven cases

The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.

CaseSingularPlural
NominativeYalın hâl · no endingmüdürmanagermüdürlermanagers
AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)Imüdürüthe manager (object)müdürlerithe managers (object)
DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)Amüdüreto the managermüdürlereto the managers
LocativeBulunma hâli · -DAmüdürdein / at the managermüdürlerdein / at the managers
AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAnmüdürdenfrom the managermüdürlerdenfrom the managers
Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)Inmüdürünthe manager's / of the managermüdürlerinthe managers's / of the managers
InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lAmüdürlewith the managermüdürlerlewith the managers

Possessive forms: “my manager”, “your manager”…

The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (müdüründe). See possessive suffixes.

OwnerNominativeAccusativeDativeLocativeAblative
benimmymüdürümmy managermüdürümümy manager (object)müdürümeto my managermüdürümdein / at my managermüdürümdenfrom my manager
seninyourmüdürünyour managermüdürünüyour manager (object)müdürüneto your managermüdüründein / at your managermüdüründenfrom your manager
onunhis/her/itsmüdürühis/her managermüdürünühis/her manager (object)müdürüneto his/her managermüdüründein / at his/her managermüdüründenfrom his/her manager
bizimourmüdürümüzour managermüdürümüzüour manager (object)müdürümüzeto our managermüdürümüzdein / at our managermüdürümüzdenfrom our manager
sizinyour (pl.)müdürünüzyour (pl.) managermüdürünüzüyour (pl.) manager (object)müdürünüzeto your (pl.) managermüdürünüzdein / at your (pl.) managermüdürünüzdenfrom your (pl.) manager
onlarıntheirmüdürleritheir managersmüdürlerinitheir managers (object)müdürlerineto their managersmüdürlerindein / at their managersmüdürlerindenfrom their managers

Plural + possessive: müdürlerim (my managers) · müdürlerin (your managers) · müdürleri (his/her managers) · müdürlerimiz (our managers) · müdürleriniz (your (pl.) managers) · müdürleri (their managers)

Müdür in example sentences

  • Dilekçemi müdüre verdim.

    I handed my petition to the director.

    Dative case
  • Okul müdürü öğrencilerle konuştu.

    The school principal talked to the students.

    Nominative case
  • Müdürden izin almam gerekiyor.

    I need to get permission from the manager.

    Ablative case

Watch out with müdür

  • Two meanings of müdürün. müdürün is both "of the manager" (genitive) and "your manager" (possessive). müdürü is likewise both the object form and "his/her manager". Rule →

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Questions about müdür

What is the plural of müdür?

The plural of müdür ("manager") is müdürler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of müdür is ü, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: müdürleri, müdürlerde, müdürlerden.

How do you say "to the manager" in Turkish?

"To the manager" is müdüre, the dative case (-e). Similarly, "in / at the manager" is müdürde (locative) and "from the manager" is müdürden (ablative).

How do you say "my manager" in Turkish?

"My manager" is müdürüm (often with the pronoun: benim müdürüm). "Your manager" is müdürün, "his/her manager" is müdürü and "my managers" is müdürlerim.

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