Otel Declension: Turkish Cases of 'hotel'
otel means “hotel”. Its last vowel is e, so 2-way suffixes use e (oteller) and 4-way suffixes use i (otelin). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to otel, as in oteli and otelde.
Quick facts
- Plural
- oteller
- hotels
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- oteli
- accusative, “the hotel”
Rules this noun follows
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).otelim, otelin
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).otelini, otelinde
Otel in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | otelhotel | otellerhotels |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | otelithe hotel (object) | otellerithe hotels (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | oteleto the hotel | otellereto the hotels |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | oteldein / at the hotel | otellerdein / at the hotels |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | oteldenfrom the hotel | otellerdenfrom the hotels |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | otelinthe hotel's / of the hotel | otellerinthe hotels's / of the hotels |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | otellewith the hotel | otellerlewith the hotels |
Possessive forms: “my hotel”, “your hotel”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (otelinde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | otelimmy hotel | otelimimy hotel (object) | otelimeto my hotel | otelimdein / at my hotel | otelimdenfrom my hotel |
| seninyour | otelinyour hotel | oteliniyour hotel (object) | otelineto your hotel | otelindein / at your hotel | otelindenfrom your hotel |
| onunhis/her/its | otelihis/her hotel | otelinihis/her hotel (object) | otelineto his/her hotel | otelindein / at his/her hotel | otelindenfrom his/her hotel |
| bizimour | otelimizour hotel | otelimiziour hotel (object) | otelimizeto our hotel | otelimizdein / at our hotel | otelimizdenfrom our hotel |
| sizinyour (pl.) | otelinizyour (pl.) hotel | oteliniziyour (pl.) hotel (object) | otelinizeto your (pl.) hotel | otelinizdein / at your (pl.) hotel | otelinizdenfrom your (pl.) hotel |
| onlarıntheir | otelleritheir hotels | otellerinitheir hotels (object) | otellerineto their hotels | otellerindein / at their hotels | otellerindenfrom their hotels |
Plural + possessive: otellerim (my hotels) · otellerin (your hotels) · otelleri (his/her hotels) · otellerimiz (our hotels) · otelleriniz (your (pl.) hotels) · otelleri (their hotels)
Otel in example sentences
Otele saat üçten sonra giriş yapabilirsiniz.
You can check in to the hotel after three o'clock.
Dative case
Watch out with otel
- Two meanings of otelin. otelin is both "of the hotel" (genitive) and "your hotel" (possessive). oteli is likewise both the object form and "his/her hotel". Rule →
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 otel
What is the plural of otel?
The plural of otel ("hotel") is oteller. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of otel is e, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: otelleri, otellerde, otellerden.
How do you say "to the hotel" in Turkish?
"To the hotel" is otele, the dative case (-e). Similarly, "in / at the hotel" is otelde (locative) and "from the hotel" is otelden (ablative).
How do you say "my hotel" in Turkish?
"My hotel" is otelim (often with the pronoun: benim otelim). "Your hotel" is otelin, "his/her hotel" is oteli and "my hotels" is otellerim.
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