Pantolon Declension: Turkish Cases of 'trousers'
pantolon means “trousers”. Its last vowel is o, so 2-way suffixes use a (pantolonlar) and 4-way suffixes use u (pantolonun). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to pantolon, as in pantolonu and pantolonda.
Quick facts
- Plural
- pantolonlar
- trousers
- Harmony
- Back rounded
- suffix vowels a / u
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- pantolonu
- accusative, “the trousers”
Rules this noun follows
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).pantolonum, pantolonun
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).pantolonunu, pantolonunda
Pantolon in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | pantolontrousers | pantolonlartrousers |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | pantolonuthe trousers (object) | pantolonlarıthe trousers (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | pantolonato the trousers | pantolonlarato the trousers |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | pantolondain / at the trousers | pantolonlardain / at the trousers |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | pantolondanfrom the trousers | pantolonlardanfrom the trousers |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | pantolonunthe trousers's / of the trousers | pantolonlarınthe trousers's / of the trousers |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | pantolonlawith the trousers | pantolonlarlawith the trousers |
Possessive forms: “my trousers”, “your trousers”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (pantolonunda). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | pantolonummy trousers | pantolonumumy trousers (object) | pantolonumato my trousers | pantolonumdain / at my trousers | pantolonumdanfrom my trousers |
| seninyour | pantolonunyour trousers | pantolonunuyour trousers (object) | pantolonunato your trousers | pantolonundain / at your trousers | pantolonundanfrom your trousers |
| onunhis/her/its | pantolonuhis/her trousers | pantolonunuhis/her trousers (object) | pantolonunato his/her trousers | pantolonundain / at his/her trousers | pantolonundanfrom his/her trousers |
| bizimour | pantolonumuzour trousers | pantolonumuzuour trousers (object) | pantolonumuzato our trousers | pantolonumuzdain / at our trousers | pantolonumuzdanfrom our trousers |
| sizinyour (pl.) | pantolonunuzyour (pl.) trousers | pantolonunuzuyour (pl.) trousers (object) | pantolonunuzato your (pl.) trousers | pantolonunuzdain / at your (pl.) trousers | pantolonunuzdanfrom your (pl.) trousers |
| onlarıntheir | pantolonlarıtheir trousers | pantolonlarınıtheir trousers (object) | pantolonlarınato their trousers | pantolonlarındain / at their trousers | pantolonlarındanfrom their trousers |
Plural + possessive: pantolonlarım (my trousers) · pantolonların (your trousers) · pantolonları (his/her trousers) · pantolonlarımız (our trousers) · pantolonlarınız (your (pl.) trousers) · pantolonları (their trousers)
Pantolon in example sentences
Watch out with pantolon
- Two meanings of pantolonun. pantolonun is both "of the trousers" (genitive) and "your trousers" (possessive). pantolonu is likewise both the object form and "his/her trousers". Rule →
Related nouns and resources
Related nouns: clothes
Other back-vowel A1 nouns
Questions about pantolon
What is the plural of pantolon?
The plural of pantolon ("trousers") is pantolonlar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of pantolon is o, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: pantolonları, pantolonlarda, pantolonlardan.
How do you say "to the trousers" in Turkish?
"To the trousers" is pantolona, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the trousers" is pantolonda (locative) and "from the trousers" is pantolondan (ablative).
How do you say "my trousers" in Turkish?
"My trousers" is pantolonum (often with the pronoun: benim pantolonum). "Your trousers" is pantolonun, "his/her trousers" is pantolonu and "my trousers" is pantolonlarım.
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