Nine Declension: Turkish Cases of 'grandmother'
nine means “grandmother”. Its last vowel is e, so 2-way suffixes use e (nineler) and 4-way suffixes use i (ninenin). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: nineyi, ninenin, ninesi.
Quick facts
- Plural
- nineler
- grandmothers
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- nineyi
- accusative, “the grandmother”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).nineyi, nineye, nineyle
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).ninenin
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).ninesi
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).ninesini, ninesinde
Nine in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | ninegrandmother | ninelergrandmothers |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | nineyithe grandmother (object) | ninelerithe grandmothers (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | nineyeto the grandmother | ninelereto the grandmothers |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | ninedein / at the grandmother | ninelerdein / at the grandmothers |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | ninedenfrom the grandmother | ninelerdenfrom the grandmothers |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | nineninthe grandmother's / of the grandmother | ninelerinthe grandmothers's / of the grandmothers |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | nineylewith the grandmother | ninelerlewith the grandmothers |
Possessive forms: “my grandmother”, “your grandmother”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (ninesinde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | ninemmy grandmother | ninemimy grandmother (object) | ninemeto my grandmother | ninemdein / at my grandmother | ninemdenfrom my grandmother |
| seninyour | ninenyour grandmother | nineniyour grandmother (object) | nineneto your grandmother | ninendein / at your grandmother | ninendenfrom your grandmother |
| onunhis/her/its | ninesihis/her grandmother | ninesinihis/her grandmother (object) | ninesineto his/her grandmother | ninesindein / at his/her grandmother | ninesindenfrom his/her grandmother |
| bizimour | ninemizour grandmother | ninemiziour grandmother (object) | ninemizeto our grandmother | ninemizdein / at our grandmother | ninemizdenfrom our grandmother |
| sizinyour (pl.) | ninenizyour (pl.) grandmother | nineniziyour (pl.) grandmother (object) | ninenizeto your (pl.) grandmother | ninenizdein / at your (pl.) grandmother | ninenizdenfrom your (pl.) grandmother |
| onlarıntheir | nineleritheir grandmothers | ninelerinitheir grandmothers (object) | ninelerineto their grandmothers | ninelerindein / at their grandmothers | ninelerindenfrom their grandmothers |
Plural + possessive: ninelerim (my grandmothers) · ninelerin (your grandmothers) · nineleri (his/her grandmothers) · ninelerimiz (our grandmothers) · nineleriniz (your (pl.) grandmothers) · nineleri (their grandmothers)
Nine in example sentences
Watch out with nine
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: nineyi (y), ninenin (n), ninesi (s). After ninesi a case suffix adds n: ninesinde, not
*nineside. Rule →
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Questions about nine
What is the plural of nine?
The plural of nine ("grandmother") is nineler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of nine is e, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: nineleri, ninelerde, ninelerden.
How do you say "to the grandmother" in Turkish?
"To the grandmother" is nineye, the dative case (-ye). Similarly, "in / at the grandmother" is ninede (locative) and "from the grandmother" is nineden (ablative).
How do you say "my grandmother" in Turkish?
"My grandmother" is ninem (often with the pronoun: benim ninem). "Your grandmother" is ninen, "his/her grandmother" is ninesi and "my grandmothers" is ninelerim.
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