Sabah Declension: Turkish Cases of 'morning'
sabah means “morning”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (sabahlar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (sabahın). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to sabah, as in sabahı and sabahta.
Quick facts
- Plural
- sabahlar
- mornings
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- sabahı
- accusative, “the morning”
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).sabahta, sabahtan
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).sabahım, sabahın
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).sabahını, sabahında
Sabah in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | sabahmorning | sabahlarmornings |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | sabahıthe morning (object) | sabahlarıthe mornings (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | sabahato the morning | sabahlarato the mornings |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | sabahtain / at the morning | sabahlardain / at the mornings |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | sabahtanfrom the morning | sabahlardanfrom the mornings |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | sabahınthe morning's / of the morning | sabahlarınthe mornings's / of the mornings |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | sabahlawith the morning | sabahlarlawith the mornings |
Possessive forms: “my morning”, “your morning”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (sabahında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | sabahımmy morning | sabahımımy morning (object) | sabahımato my morning | sabahımdain / at my morning | sabahımdanfrom my morning |
| seninyour | sabahınyour morning | sabahınıyour morning (object) | sabahınato your morning | sabahındain / at your morning | sabahındanfrom your morning |
| onunhis/her/its | sabahıhis/her morning | sabahınıhis/her morning (object) | sabahınato his/her morning | sabahındain / at his/her morning | sabahındanfrom his/her morning |
| bizimour | sabahımızour morning | sabahımızıour morning (object) | sabahımızato our morning | sabahımızdain / at our morning | sabahımızdanfrom our morning |
| sizinyour (pl.) | sabahınızyour (pl.) morning | sabahınızıyour (pl.) morning (object) | sabahınızato your (pl.) morning | sabahınızdain / at your (pl.) morning | sabahınızdanfrom your (pl.) morning |
| onlarıntheir | sabahlarıtheir mornings | sabahlarınıtheir mornings (object) | sabahlarınato their mornings | sabahlarındain / at their mornings | sabahlarındanfrom their mornings |
Plural + possessive: sabahlarım (my mornings) · sabahların (your mornings) · sabahları (his/her mornings) · sabahlarımız (our mornings) · sabahlarınız (your (pl.) mornings) · sabahları (their mornings)
Sabah in example sentences
Watch out with sabah
- Adverb form. sabahları (literally "its mornings") is the everyday way to say "in the mornings".
- Locative with t, not d. After a voiceless consonant the locative and ablative start with t: sabahta, sabahtan (not
*sabahda). Rule → - Two meanings of sabahın. sabahın is both "of the morning" (genitive) and "your morning" (possessive). sabahı is likewise both the object form and "his/her morning". Rule →
Related nouns and resources
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- ay month
- dakika minute
- gece night
- gün day
- hafta week
- kış winter
- saat hour
- tatil holiday
- yaz summer
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Questions about sabah
What is the plural of sabah?
The plural of sabah ("morning") is sabahlar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of sabah is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: sabahları, sabahlarda, sabahlardan.
How do you say "to the morning" in Turkish?
"To the morning" is sabaha, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the morning" is sabahta (locative) and "from the morning" is sabahtan (ablative).
How do you say "my morning" in Turkish?
"My morning" is sabahım (often with the pronoun: benim sabahım). "Your morning" is sabahın, "his/her morning" is sabahı and "my mornings" is sabahlarım.
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