Para Declension: Turkish Cases of 'money'
para means “money”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (paralar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (paranın). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: parayı, paranın, parası.
Quick facts
- Plural
- paralar
- money
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- parayı
- accusative, “the money”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).parayı, paraya, parayla
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).paranın
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).parası
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).parasını, parasında
Para in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | paramoney | paralarmoney |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | parayıthe money (object) | paralarıthe money (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | parayato the money | paralarato the money |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | paradain / at the money | paralardain / at the money |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | paradanfrom the money | paralardanfrom the money |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | paranınthe money's / of the money | paralarınthe money's / of the money |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | paraylawith the money | paralarlawith the money |
Possessive forms: “my money”, “your money”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (parasında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | parammy money | paramımy money (object) | paramato my money | paramdain / at my money | paramdanfrom my money |
| seninyour | paranyour money | paranıyour money (object) | paranato your money | parandain / at your money | parandanfrom your money |
| onunhis/her/its | parasıhis/her money | parasınıhis/her money (object) | parasınato his/her money | parasındain / at his/her money | parasındanfrom his/her money |
| bizimour | paramızour money | paramızıour money (object) | paramızato our money | paramızdain / at our money | paramızdanfrom our money |
| sizinyour (pl.) | paranızyour (pl.) money | paranızıyour (pl.) money (object) | paranızato your (pl.) money | paranızdain / at your (pl.) money | paranızdanfrom your (pl.) money |
| onlarıntheir | paralarıtheir money | paralarınıtheir money (object) | paralarınato their money | paralarındain / at their money | paralarındanfrom their money |
Plural + possessive: paralarım (my money) · paraların (your money) · paraları (his/her money) · paralarımız (our money) · paralarınız (your (pl.) money) · paraları (their money)
Para in example sentences
Watch out with para
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: parayı (y), paranın (n), parası (s). After parası a case suffix adds n: parasında, not
*parasıda. Rule →
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Questions about para
What is the plural of para?
The plural of para ("money") is paralar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of para is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: paraları, paralarda, paralardan.
How do you say "to the money" in Turkish?
"To the money" is paraya, the dative case (-ya). Similarly, "in / at the money" is parada (locative) and "from the money" is paradan (ablative).
How do you say "my money" in Turkish?
"My money" is param (often with the pronoun: benim param). "Your money" is paran, "his/her money" is parası and "my money" is paralarım.
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