Plan Declension: Turkish Cases of 'plan'
plan means “plan”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (planlar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (planın). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to plan, as in planı and planda.
Quick facts
- Plural
- planlar
- plans
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- planı
- accusative, “the plan”
Rules this noun follows
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).planım, planın
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).planını, planında
Plan in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | planplan | planlarplans |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | planıthe plan (object) | planlarıthe plans (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | planato the plan | planlarato the plans |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | plandain / at the plan | planlardain / at the plans |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | plandanfrom the plan | planlardanfrom the plans |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | planınthe plan's / of the plan | planlarınthe plans's / of the plans |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | planlawith the plan | planlarlawith the plans |
Possessive forms: “my plan”, “your plan”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (planında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | planımmy plan | planımımy plan (object) | planımato my plan | planımdain / at my plan | planımdanfrom my plan |
| seninyour | planınyour plan | planınıyour plan (object) | planınato your plan | planındain / at your plan | planındanfrom your plan |
| onunhis/her/its | planıhis/her plan | planınıhis/her plan (object) | planınato his/her plan | planındain / at his/her plan | planındanfrom his/her plan |
| bizimour | planımızour plan | planımızıour plan (object) | planımızato our plan | planımızdain / at our plan | planımızdanfrom our plan |
| sizinyour (pl.) | planınızyour (pl.) plan | planınızıyour (pl.) plan (object) | planınızato your (pl.) plan | planınızdain / at your (pl.) plan | planınızdanfrom your (pl.) plan |
| onlarıntheir | planlarıtheir plans | planlarınıtheir plans (object) | planlarınato their plans | planlarındain / at their plans | planlarındanfrom their plans |
Plural + possessive: planlarım (my plans) · planların (your plans) · planları (his/her plans) · planlarımız (our plans) · planlarınız (your (pl.) plans) · planları (their plans)
Plan in example sentences
Watch out with plan
- Two meanings of planın. planın is both "of the plan" (genitive) and "your plan" (possessive). planı is likewise both the object form and "his/her plan". Rule →
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Questions about plan
What is the plural of plan?
The plural of plan ("plan") is planlar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of plan is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: planları, planlarda, planlardan.
How do you say "to the plan" in Turkish?
"To the plan" is plana, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the plan" is planda (locative) and "from the plan" is plandan (ablative).
How do you say "my plan" in Turkish?
"My plan" is planım (often with the pronoun: benim planım). "Your plan" is planın, "his/her plan" is planı and "my plans" is planlarım.
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