Sabun Declension: Turkish Cases of 'soap'
sabun means “soap”. Its last vowel is u, so 2-way suffixes use a (sabunlar) and 4-way suffixes use u (sabunun). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to sabun, as in sabunu and sabunda.
Quick facts
- Plural
- sabunlar
- soaps
- Harmony
- Back rounded
- suffix vowels a / u
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- sabunu
- accusative, “the soap”
Rules this noun follows
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).sabunum, sabunun
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).sabununu, sabununda
Sabun in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | sabunsoap | sabunlarsoaps |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | sabunuthe soap (object) | sabunlarıthe soaps (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | sabunato the soap | sabunlarato the soaps |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | sabundain / at the soap | sabunlardain / at the soaps |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | sabundanfrom the soap | sabunlardanfrom the soaps |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | sabununthe soap's / of the soap | sabunlarınthe soaps's / of the soaps |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | sabunlawith the soap | sabunlarlawith the soaps |
Possessive forms: “my soap”, “your soap”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (sabununda). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | sabunummy soap | sabunumumy soap (object) | sabunumato my soap | sabunumdain / at my soap | sabunumdanfrom my soap |
| seninyour | sabununyour soap | sabununuyour soap (object) | sabununato your soap | sabunundain / at your soap | sabunundanfrom your soap |
| onunhis/her/its | sabunuhis/her soap | sabununuhis/her soap (object) | sabununato his/her soap | sabunundain / at his/her soap | sabunundanfrom his/her soap |
| bizimour | sabunumuzour soap | sabunumuzuour soap (object) | sabunumuzato our soap | sabunumuzdain / at our soap | sabunumuzdanfrom our soap |
| sizinyour (pl.) | sabununuzyour (pl.) soap | sabununuzuyour (pl.) soap (object) | sabununuzato your (pl.) soap | sabununuzdain / at your (pl.) soap | sabununuzdanfrom your (pl.) soap |
| onlarıntheir | sabunlarıtheir soaps | sabunlarınıtheir soaps (object) | sabunlarınato their soaps | sabunlarındain / at their soaps | sabunlarındanfrom their soaps |
Plural + possessive: sabunlarım (my soaps) · sabunların (your soaps) · sabunları (his/her soaps) · sabunlarımız (our soaps) · sabunlarınız (your (pl.) soaps) · sabunları (their soaps)
Sabun in example sentences
Watch out with sabun
- Two meanings of sabunun. sabunun is both "of the soap" (genitive) and "your soap" (possessive). sabunu is likewise both the object form and "his/her soap". Rule →
Related nouns and resources
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Questions about sabun
What is the plural of sabun?
The plural of sabun ("soap") is sabunlar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of sabun is u, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: sabunları, sabunlarda, sabunlardan.
How do you say "to the soap" in Turkish?
"To the soap" is sabuna, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the soap" is sabunda (locative) and "from the soap" is sabundan (ablative).
How do you say "my soap" in Turkish?
"My soap" is sabunum (often with the pronoun: benim sabunum). "Your soap" is sabunun, "his/her soap" is sabunu and "my soaps" is sabunlarım.
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