Plaj Declension: Turkish Cases of 'beach'
plaj means “beach”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (plajlar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (plajın). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to plaj, as in plajı and plajda.
Quick facts
- Plural
- plajlar
- beaches
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- plajı
- accusative, “the beach”
Rules this noun follows
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).plajım, plajın
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).plajını, plajında
Plaj in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | plajbeach | plajlarbeaches |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | plajıthe beach (object) | plajlarıthe beaches (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | plajato the beach | plajlarato the beaches |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | plajdain / at the beach | plajlardain / at the beaches |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | plajdanfrom the beach | plajlardanfrom the beaches |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | plajınthe beach's / of the beach | plajlarınthe beaches's / of the beaches |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | plajlawith the beach | plajlarlawith the beaches |
Possessive forms: “my beach”, “your beach”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (plajında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | plajımmy beach | plajımımy beach (object) | plajımato my beach | plajımdain / at my beach | plajımdanfrom my beach |
| seninyour | plajınyour beach | plajınıyour beach (object) | plajınato your beach | plajındain / at your beach | plajındanfrom your beach |
| onunhis/her/its | plajıhis/her beach | plajınıhis/her beach (object) | plajınato his/her beach | plajındain / at his/her beach | plajındanfrom his/her beach |
| bizimour | plajımızour beach | plajımızıour beach (object) | plajımızato our beach | plajımızdain / at our beach | plajımızdanfrom our beach |
| sizinyour (pl.) | plajınızyour (pl.) beach | plajınızıyour (pl.) beach (object) | plajınızato your (pl.) beach | plajınızdain / at your (pl.) beach | plajınızdanfrom your (pl.) beach |
| onlarıntheir | plajlarıtheir beaches | plajlarınıtheir beaches (object) | plajlarınato their beaches | plajlarındain / at their beaches | plajlarındanfrom their beaches |
Plural + possessive: plajlarım (my beaches) · plajların (your beaches) · plajları (his/her beaches) · plajlarımız (our beaches) · plajlarınız (your (pl.) beaches) · plajları (their beaches)
Plaj in example sentences
Watch out with plaj
- Two meanings of plajın. plajın is both "of the beach" (genitive) and "your beach" (possessive). plajı is likewise both the object form and "his/her beach". Rule →
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Questions about plaj
What is the plural of plaj?
The plural of plaj ("beach") is plajlar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of plaj is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: plajları, plajlarda, plajlardan.
How do you say "to the beach" in Turkish?
"To the beach" is plaja, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the beach" is plajda (locative) and "from the beach" is plajdan (ablative).
How do you say "my beach" in Turkish?
"My beach" is plajım (often with the pronoun: benim plajım). "Your beach" is plajın, "his/her beach" is plajı and "my beaches" is plajlarım.
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