Ofis Declension: Turkish Cases of 'office'
ofis means “office”. Its last vowel is i, so 2-way suffixes use e (ofisler) and 4-way suffixes use i (ofisin). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to ofis, as in ofisi and ofiste.
Quick facts
- Plural
- ofisler
- offices
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- ofisi
- accusative, “the office”
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).ofiste, ofisten
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).ofisim, ofisin
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).ofisini, ofisinde
Ofis in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | ofisoffice | ofisleroffices |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | ofisithe office (object) | ofislerithe offices (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | ofiseto the office | ofislereto the offices |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | ofistein / at the office | ofislerdein / at the offices |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | ofistenfrom the office | ofislerdenfrom the offices |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | ofisinthe office's / of the office | ofislerinthe offices's / of the offices |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | ofislewith the office | ofislerlewith the offices |
Possessive forms: “my office”, “your office”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (ofisinde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | ofisimmy office | ofisimimy office (object) | ofisimeto my office | ofisimdein / at my office | ofisimdenfrom my office |
| seninyour | ofisinyour office | ofisiniyour office (object) | ofisineto your office | ofisindein / at your office | ofisindenfrom your office |
| onunhis/her/its | ofisihis/her office | ofisinihis/her office (object) | ofisineto his/her office | ofisindein / at his/her office | ofisindenfrom his/her office |
| bizimour | ofisimizour office | ofisimiziour office (object) | ofisimizeto our office | ofisimizdein / at our office | ofisimizdenfrom our office |
| sizinyour (pl.) | ofisinizyour (pl.) office | ofisiniziyour (pl.) office (object) | ofisinizeto your (pl.) office | ofisinizdein / at your (pl.) office | ofisinizdenfrom your (pl.) office |
| onlarıntheir | ofisleritheir offices | ofislerinitheir offices (object) | ofislerineto their offices | ofislerindein / at their offices | ofislerindenfrom their offices |
Plural + possessive: ofislerim (my offices) · ofislerin (your offices) · ofisleri (his/her offices) · ofislerimiz (our offices) · ofisleriniz (your (pl.) offices) · ofisleri (their offices)
Ofis in example sentences
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Related nouns and resources
Related nouns: places in town
- adres address
- banka bank
- cadde avenue
- durak stop
- dükkân shop
- eczane pharmacy
- hastane hospital
- köy village
- market supermarket
- müze museum
Other front-vowel A1 nouns
Questions about ofis
What is the plural of ofis?
The plural of ofis ("office") is ofisler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of ofis is i, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: ofisleri, ofislerde, ofislerden.
How do you say "to the office" in Turkish?
"To the office" is ofise, the dative case (-e). Similarly, "in / at the office" is ofiste (locative) and "from the office" is ofisten (ablative).
How do you say "my office" in Turkish?
"My office" is ofisim (often with the pronoun: benim ofisim). "Your office" is ofisin, "his/her office" is ofisi and "my offices" is ofislerim.
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