Orman Declension: Turkish Cases of 'forest'
orman means “forest”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (ormanlar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (ormanın). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to orman, as in ormanı and ormanda.
Quick facts
- Plural
- ormanlar
- forests
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- ormanı
- accusative, “the forest”
Rules this noun follows
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).ormanım, ormanın
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).ormanını, ormanında
Orman in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | ormanforest | ormanlarforests |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | ormanıthe forest (object) | ormanlarıthe forests (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | ormanato the forest | ormanlarato the forests |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | ormandain / at the forest | ormanlardain / at the forests |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | ormandanfrom the forest | ormanlardanfrom the forests |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | ormanınthe forest's / of the forest | ormanlarınthe forests's / of the forests |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | ormanlawith the forest | ormanlarlawith the forests |
Possessive forms: “my forest”, “your forest”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (ormanında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | ormanımmy forest | ormanımımy forest (object) | ormanımato my forest | ormanımdain / at my forest | ormanımdanfrom my forest |
| seninyour | ormanınyour forest | ormanınıyour forest (object) | ormanınato your forest | ormanındain / at your forest | ormanındanfrom your forest |
| onunhis/her/its | ormanıhis/her forest | ormanınıhis/her forest (object) | ormanınato his/her forest | ormanındain / at his/her forest | ormanındanfrom his/her forest |
| bizimour | ormanımızour forest | ormanımızıour forest (object) | ormanımızato our forest | ormanımızdain / at our forest | ormanımızdanfrom our forest |
| sizinyour (pl.) | ormanınızyour (pl.) forest | ormanınızıyour (pl.) forest (object) | ormanınızato your (pl.) forest | ormanınızdain / at your (pl.) forest | ormanınızdanfrom your (pl.) forest |
| onlarıntheir | ormanlarıtheir forests | ormanlarınıtheir forests (object) | ormanlarınato their forests | ormanlarındain / at their forests | ormanlarındanfrom their forests |
Plural + possessive: ormanlarım (my forests) · ormanların (your forests) · ormanları (his/her forests) · ormanlarımız (our forests) · ormanlarınız (your (pl.) forests) · ormanları (their forests)
Orman in example sentences
Watch out with orman
- Two meanings of ormanın. ormanın is both "of the forest" (genitive) and "your forest" (possessive). ormanı is likewise both the object form and "his/her forest". Rule →
Related nouns and resources
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Other back-vowel A2 nouns
Questions about orman
What is the plural of orman?
The plural of orman ("forest") is ormanlar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of orman is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: ormanları, ormanlarda, ormanlardan.
How do you say "to the forest" in Turkish?
"To the forest" is ormana, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the forest" is ormanda (locative) and "from the forest" is ormandan (ablative).
How do you say "my forest" in Turkish?
"My forest" is ormanım (often with the pronoun: benim ormanım). "Your forest" is ormanın, "his/her forest" is ormanı and "my forests" is ormanlarım.
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