Numara Declension: Turkish Cases of 'number'
numara means “number”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (numaralar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (numaranın). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: numarayı, numaranın, numarası.
Quick facts
- Plural
- numaralar
- numbers
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- numarayı
- accusative, “the number”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).numarayı, numaraya, numarayla
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).numaranın
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).numarası
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).numarasını, numarasında
Numara in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | numaranumber | numaralarnumbers |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | numarayıthe number (object) | numaralarıthe numbers (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | numarayato the number | numaralarato the numbers |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | numaradain / at the number | numaralardain / at the numbers |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | numaradanfrom the number | numaralardanfrom the numbers |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | numaranınthe number's / of the number | numaralarınthe numbers's / of the numbers |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | numaraylawith the number | numaralarlawith the numbers |
Possessive forms: “my number”, “your number”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (numarasında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | numarammy number | numaramımy number (object) | numaramato my number | numaramdain / at my number | numaramdanfrom my number |
| seninyour | numaranyour number | numaranıyour number (object) | numaranato your number | numarandain / at your number | numarandanfrom your number |
| onunhis/her/its | numarasıhis/her number | numarasınıhis/her number (object) | numarasınato his/her number | numarasındain / at his/her number | numarasındanfrom his/her number |
| bizimour | numaramızour number | numaramızıour number (object) | numaramızato our number | numaramızdain / at our number | numaramızdanfrom our number |
| sizinyour (pl.) | numaranızyour (pl.) number | numaranızıyour (pl.) number (object) | numaranızato your (pl.) number | numaranızdain / at your (pl.) number | numaranızdanfrom your (pl.) number |
| onlarıntheir | numaralarıtheir numbers | numaralarınıtheir numbers (object) | numaralarınato their numbers | numaralarındain / at their numbers | numaralarındanfrom their numbers |
Plural + possessive: numaralarım (my numbers) · numaraların (your numbers) · numaraları (his/her numbers) · numaralarımız (our numbers) · numaralarınız (your (pl.) numbers) · numaraları (their numbers)
Numara in example sentences
Watch out with numara
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: numarayı (y), numaranın (n), numarası (s). After numarası a case suffix adds n: numarasında, not
*numarasıda. Rule →
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Questions about numara
What is the plural of numara?
The plural of numara ("number") is numaralar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of numara is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: numaraları, numaralarda, numaralardan.
How do you say "to the number" in Turkish?
"To the number" is numaraya, the dative case (-ya). Similarly, "in / at the number" is numarada (locative) and "from the number" is numaradan (ablative).
How do you say "my number" in Turkish?
"My number" is numaram (often with the pronoun: benim numaram). "Your number" is numaran, "his/her number" is numarası and "my numbers" is numaralarım.
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