Polis Declension: Turkish Cases of 'police officer'
polis means “police officer”. Its last vowel is i, so 2-way suffixes use e (polisler) and 4-way suffixes use i (polisin). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to polis, as in polisi and poliste.
Quick facts
- Plural
- polisler
- police officers
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- polisi
- accusative, “the police officer”
Rules this noun follows
- Consonant hardening — After f, s, t, k, ç, ş, h, p a suffix-initial d becomes t (and c becomes ç).poliste, polisten
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).polisim, polisin
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).polisini, polisinde
Polis in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | polispolice officer | polislerpolice officers |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | polisithe police officer (object) | polislerithe police officers (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | poliseto the police officer | polislereto the police officers |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | polistein / at the police officer | polislerdein / at the police officers |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | polistenfrom the police officer | polislerdenfrom the police officers |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | polisinthe police officer's / of the police officer | polislerinthe police officers's / of the police officers |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | polislewith the police officer | polislerlewith the police officers |
Possessive forms: “my police officer”, “your police officer”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (polisinde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | polisimmy police officer | polisimimy police officer (object) | polisimeto my police officer | polisimdein / at my police officer | polisimdenfrom my police officer |
| seninyour | polisinyour police officer | polisiniyour police officer (object) | polisineto your police officer | polisindein / at your police officer | polisindenfrom your police officer |
| onunhis/her/its | polisihis/her police officer | polisinihis/her police officer (object) | polisineto his/her police officer | polisindein / at his/her police officer | polisindenfrom his/her police officer |
| bizimour | polisimizour police officer | polisimiziour police officer (object) | polisimizeto our police officer | polisimizdein / at our police officer | polisimizdenfrom our police officer |
| sizinyour (pl.) | polisinizyour (pl.) police officer | polisiniziyour (pl.) police officer (object) | polisinizeto your (pl.) police officer | polisinizdein / at your (pl.) police officer | polisinizdenfrom your (pl.) police officer |
| onlarıntheir | polisleritheir police officers | polislerinitheir police officers (object) | polislerineto their police officers | polislerindein / at their police officers | polislerindenfrom their police officers |
Plural + possessive: polislerim (my police officers) · polislerin (your police officers) · polisleri (his/her police officers) · polislerimiz (our police officers) · polisleriniz (your (pl.) police officers) · polisleri (their police officers)
Polis in example sentences
Polis kavşakta trafiği yönetiyordu.
The police officer was directing traffic at the junction.
Nominative case
Watch out with polis
- Locative with t, not d. After a voiceless consonant the locative and ablative start with t: poliste, polisten (not
*polisde). Rule → - Two meanings of polisin. polisin is both "of the police officer" (genitive) and "your police officer" (possessive). polisi is likewise both the object form and "his/her police officer". Rule →
Related nouns and resources
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Questions about polis
What is the plural of polis?
The plural of polis ("police officer") is polisler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of polis is i, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: polisleri, polislerde, polislerden.
How do you say "to the police officer" in Turkish?
"To the police officer" is polise, the dative case (-e). Similarly, "in / at the police officer" is poliste (locative) and "from the police officer" is polisten (ablative).
How do you say "my police officer" in Turkish?
"My police officer" is polisim (often with the pronoun: benim polisim). "Your police officer" is polisin, "his/her police officer" is polisi and "my police officers" is polislerim.
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