Okul Declension: Turkish Cases of 'school'
okul means “school”. Its last vowel is u, so 2-way suffixes use a (okullar) and 4-way suffixes use u (okulun). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to okul, as in okulu and okulda.
Quick facts
- Plural
- okullar
- schools
- Harmony
- Back rounded
- suffix vowels a / u
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- okulu
- accusative, “the school”
Rules this noun follows
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).okulum, okulun
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).okulunu, okulunda
Okul in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | okulschool | okullarschools |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | okuluthe school (object) | okullarıthe schools (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | okulato the school | okullarato the schools |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | okuldain / at the school | okullardain / at the schools |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | okuldanfrom the school | okullardanfrom the schools |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | okulunthe school's / of the school | okullarınthe schools's / of the schools |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | okullawith the school | okullarlawith the schools |
Possessive forms: “my school”, “your school”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (okulunda). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | okulummy school | okulumumy school (object) | okulumato my school | okulumdain / at my school | okulumdanfrom my school |
| seninyour | okulunyour school | okulunuyour school (object) | okulunato your school | okulundain / at your school | okulundanfrom your school |
| onunhis/her/its | okuluhis/her school | okulunuhis/her school (object) | okulunato his/her school | okulundain / at his/her school | okulundanfrom his/her school |
| bizimour | okulumuzour school | okulumuzuour school (object) | okulumuzato our school | okulumuzdain / at our school | okulumuzdanfrom our school |
| sizinyour (pl.) | okulunuzyour (pl.) school | okulunuzuyour (pl.) school (object) | okulunuzato your (pl.) school | okulunuzdain / at your (pl.) school | okulunuzdanfrom your (pl.) school |
| onlarıntheir | okullarıtheir schools | okullarınıtheir schools (object) | okullarınato their schools | okullarındain / at their schools | okullarındanfrom their schools |
Plural + possessive: okullarım (my schools) · okulların (your schools) · okulları (his/her schools) · okullarımız (our schools) · okullarınız (your (pl.) schools) · okulları (their schools)
Okul in example sentences
Watch out with okul
- Two meanings of okulun. okulun is both "of the school" (genitive) and "your school" (possessive). okulu is likewise both the object form and "his/her school". Rule →
Related nouns and resources
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Other back-vowel A1 nouns
Questions about okul
What is the plural of okul?
The plural of okul ("school") is okullar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of okul is u, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: okulları, okullarda, okullardan.
How do you say "to the school" in Turkish?
"To the school" is okula, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the school" is okulda (locative) and "from the school" is okuldan (ablative).
How do you say "my school" in Turkish?
"My school" is okulum (often with the pronoun: benim okulum). "Your school" is okulun, "his/her school" is okulu and "my schools" is okullarım.
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