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Oyun Declension: Turkish Cases of 'game'

oyun means “game, play”. Its last vowel is u, so 2-way suffixes use a (oyunlar) and 4-way suffixes use u (oyunun). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to oyun, as in oyunu and oyunda.

Quick facts

Plural
oyunlar
games
Harmony
Back rounded
suffix vowels a / u
Ends in
a consonant
suffixes attach directly
Object form
oyunu
accusative, “the game”

Rules this noun follows

  • Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).oyunum, oyunun
  • Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).oyununu, oyununda

Oyun in all seven cases

The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.

CaseSingularPlural
NominativeYalın hâl · no endingoyungameoyunlargames
AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)Ioyunuthe game (object)oyunlarıthe games (object)
DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)Aoyunato the gameoyunlarato the games
LocativeBulunma hâli · -DAoyundain / at the gameoyunlardain / at the games
AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAnoyundanfrom the gameoyunlardanfrom the games
Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)Inoyununthe game's / of the gameoyunlarınthe games's / of the games
InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lAoyunlawith the gameoyunlarlawith the games

Possessive forms: “my game”, “your game”…

The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (oyununda). See possessive suffixes.

OwnerNominativeAccusativeDativeLocativeAblative
benimmyoyunummy gameoyunumumy game (object)oyunumato my gameoyunumdain / at my gameoyunumdanfrom my game
seninyouroyununyour gameoyununuyour game (object)oyununato your gameoyunundain / at your gameoyunundanfrom your game
onunhis/her/itsoyunuhis/her gameoyununuhis/her game (object)oyununato his/her gameoyunundain / at his/her gameoyunundanfrom his/her game
bizimouroyunumuzour gameoyunumuzuour game (object)oyunumuzato our gameoyunumuzdain / at our gameoyunumuzdanfrom our game
sizinyour (pl.)oyununuzyour (pl.) gameoyununuzuyour (pl.) game (object)oyununuzato your (pl.) gameoyununuzdain / at your (pl.) gameoyununuzdanfrom your (pl.) game
onlarıntheiroyunlarıtheir gamesoyunlarınıtheir games (object)oyunlarınato their gamesoyunlarındain / at their gamesoyunlarındanfrom their games

Plural + possessive: oyunlarım (my games) · oyunların (your games) · oyunları (his/her games) · oyunlarımız (our games) · oyunlarınız (your (pl.) games) · oyunları (their games)

Oyun in example sentences

  • Bu oyun çok eğlenceli.

    This game is a lot of fun.

    Nominative case
  • Oyunu kazandık.

    We won the game.

    Accusative case
  • Çocuklar oyuna dalmış, yemeği unuttular.

    The children got absorbed in their game and forgot to eat.

    Dative case

Watch out with oyun

  • Two meanings of oyunun. oyunun is both "of the game" (genitive) and "your game" (possessive). oyunu is likewise both the object form and "his/her game". Rule →

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Questions about oyun

What is the plural of oyun?

The plural of oyun ("game") is oyunlar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of oyun is u, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: oyunları, oyunlarda, oyunlardan.

How do you say "to the game" in Turkish?

"To the game" is oyuna, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the game" is oyunda (locative) and "from the game" is oyundan (ablative).

How do you say "my game" in Turkish?

"My game" is oyunum (often with the pronoun: benim oyunum). "Your game" is oyunun, "his/her game" is oyunu and "my games" is oyunlarım.

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