Pencere Declension: Turkish Cases of 'window'
pencere means “window”. Its last vowel is e, so 2-way suffixes use e (pencereler) and 4-way suffixes use i (pencerenin). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: pencereyi, pencerenin, penceresi.
Quick facts
- Plural
- pencereler
- windows
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- pencereyi
- accusative, “the window”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).pencereyi, pencereye, pencereyle
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).pencerenin
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).penceresi
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).penceresini, penceresinde
Pencere in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | pencerewindow | pencerelerwindows |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | pencereyithe window (object) | pencerelerithe windows (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | pencereyeto the window | pencerelereto the windows |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | penceredein / at the window | pencerelerdein / at the windows |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | penceredenfrom the window | pencerelerdenfrom the windows |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | pencereninthe window's / of the window | pencerelerinthe windows's / of the windows |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | pencereylewith the window | pencerelerlewith the windows |
Possessive forms: “my window”, “your window”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (penceresinde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | penceremmy window | penceremimy window (object) | penceremeto my window | penceremdein / at my window | penceremdenfrom my window |
| seninyour | pencerenyour window | pencereniyour window (object) | pencereneto your window | pencerendein / at your window | pencerendenfrom your window |
| onunhis/her/its | penceresihis/her window | penceresinihis/her window (object) | penceresineto his/her window | penceresindein / at his/her window | penceresindenfrom his/her window |
| bizimour | penceremizour window | penceremiziour window (object) | penceremizeto our window | penceremizdein / at our window | penceremizdenfrom our window |
| sizinyour (pl.) | pencerenizyour (pl.) window | pencereniziyour (pl.) window (object) | pencerenizeto your (pl.) window | pencerenizdein / at your (pl.) window | pencerenizdenfrom your (pl.) window |
| onlarıntheir | pencereleritheir windows | pencerelerinitheir windows (object) | pencerelerineto their windows | pencerelerindein / at their windows | pencerelerindenfrom their windows |
Plural + possessive: pencerelerim (my windows) · pencerelerin (your windows) · pencereleri (his/her windows) · pencerelerimiz (our windows) · pencereleriniz (your (pl.) windows) · pencereleri (their windows)
Pencere in example sentences
Oda çok sıcak, pencereyi açabilir misin?
The room is very hot, could you open the window?
Accusative case
Watch out with pencere
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: pencereyi (y), pencerenin (n), penceresi (s). After penceresi a case suffix adds n: penceresinde, not
*pencereside. Rule →
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Questions about pencere
What is the plural of pencere?
The plural of pencere ("window") is pencereler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of pencere is e, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: pencereleri, pencerelerde, pencerelerden.
How do you say "to the window" in Turkish?
"To the window" is pencereye, the dative case (-ye). Similarly, "in / at the window" is pencerede (locative) and "from the window" is pencereden (ablative).
How do you say "my window" in Turkish?
"My window" is pencerem (often with the pronoun: benim pencerem). "Your window" is penceren, "his/her window" is penceresi and "my windows" is pencerelerim.
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