Rol Declension: Turkish Cases of 'role'
rol means “role”. Although its last vowel is o, it is a loanword that takes front-vowel suffixes (e/i/ü), so the plural is roller. It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to rol, as in rolü and rolde.
Quick facts
- Plural
- roller
- roles
- Harmony
- Front rounded
- suffix vowels e / ü (loanword)
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- rolü
- accusative, “the role”
Rules this noun follows
- Loanword exception — This loanword takes front (e/i/ü) suffixes even though its last vowel is back.roller, rolü, role
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).rolüm, rolün
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).rolünü, rolünde
Rol in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | rolrole | rollerroles |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | rolüthe role (object) | rollerithe roles (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | roleto the role | rollereto the roles |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | roldein / at the role | rollerdein / at the roles |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | roldenfrom the role | rollerdenfrom the roles |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | rolünthe role's / of the role | rollerinthe roles's / of the roles |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | rollewith the role | rollerlewith the roles |
Possessive forms: “my role”, “your role”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (rolünde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | rolümmy role | rolümümy role (object) | rolümeto my role | rolümdein / at my role | rolümdenfrom my role |
| seninyour | rolünyour role | rolünüyour role (object) | rolüneto your role | rolündein / at your role | rolündenfrom your role |
| onunhis/her/its | rolühis/her role | rolünühis/her role (object) | rolüneto his/her role | rolündein / at his/her role | rolündenfrom his/her role |
| bizimour | rolümüzour role | rolümüzüour role (object) | rolümüzeto our role | rolümüzdein / at our role | rolümüzdenfrom our role |
| sizinyour (pl.) | rolünüzyour (pl.) role | rolünüzüyour (pl.) role (object) | rolünüzeto your (pl.) role | rolünüzdein / at your (pl.) role | rolünüzdenfrom your (pl.) role |
| onlarıntheir | rolleritheir roles | rollerinitheir roles (object) | rollerineto their roles | rollerindein / at their roles | rollerindenfrom their roles |
Plural + possessive: rollerim (my roles) · rollerin (your roles) · rolleri (his/her roles) · rollerimiz (our roles) · rolleriniz (your (pl.) roles) · rolleri (their roles)
Rol in example sentences
Ailesi kariyerinde önemli bir rol oynadı.
Her family played an important role in her career.
Nominative case
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Questions about rol
What is the plural of rol?
The plural of rol ("role") is roller. Rol is a loanword that takes front-vowel suffixes despite its last vowel o, so it is roller, not rollar. The plural then takes case endings: rolleri, rollerde, rollerden.
How do you say "to the role" in Turkish?
"To the role" is role, the dative case (-e). Similarly, "in / at the role" is rolde (locative) and "from the role" is rolden (ablative).
Why is it roller and not rollar?
Rol is a loanword whose final consonant was originally "soft" (palatal), so it takes front-vowel suffixes even though its last vowel is o: roller, rolü, rolde. Other examples are saat, kalp, rol and hal.
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