Saç Declension: Turkish Cases of 'hair'
saç means “hair”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (saçlar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (saçın). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to saç, as in saçı and saçta.
Quick facts
- Plural
- saçlar
- hair
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- saçı
- accusative, “the hair”
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).saçta, saçtan
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).saçım, saçın
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).saçını, saçında
Saç in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | saçhair | saçlarhair |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | saçıthe hair (object) | saçlarıthe hair (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | saçato the hair | saçlarato the hair |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | saçtain / at the hair | saçlardain / at the hair |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | saçtanfrom the hair | saçlardanfrom the hair |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | saçınthe hair's / of the hair | saçlarınthe hair's / of the hair |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | saçlawith the hair | saçlarlawith the hair |
Possessive forms: “my hair”, “your hair”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (saçında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | saçımmy hair | saçımımy hair (object) | saçımato my hair | saçımdain / at my hair | saçımdanfrom my hair |
| seninyour | saçınyour hair | saçınıyour hair (object) | saçınato your hair | saçındain / at your hair | saçındanfrom your hair |
| onunhis/her/its | saçıhis/her hair | saçınıhis/her hair (object) | saçınato his/her hair | saçındain / at his/her hair | saçındanfrom his/her hair |
| bizimour | saçımızour hair | saçımızıour hair (object) | saçımızato our hair | saçımızdain / at our hair | saçımızdanfrom our hair |
| sizinyour (pl.) | saçınızyour (pl.) hair | saçınızıyour (pl.) hair (object) | saçınızato your (pl.) hair | saçınızdain / at your (pl.) hair | saçınızdanfrom your (pl.) hair |
| onlarıntheir | saçlarıtheir hair | saçlarınıtheir hair (object) | saçlarınato their hair | saçlarındain / at their hair | saçlarındanfrom their hair |
Plural + possessive: saçlarım (my hair) · saçların (your hair) · saçları (his/her hair) · saçlarımız (our hair) · saçlarınız (your (pl.) hair) · saçları (their hair)
Saç in example sentences
Watch out with saç
- This ç does not soften. Unlike kitap → kitabı, saç keeps its ç: saçı, saça (not
*sacı). Most one-syllable nouns behave this way. Rule → - Locative with t, not d. After a voiceless consonant the locative and ablative start with t: saçta, saçtan (not
*saçda). Rule → - Two meanings of saçın. saçın is both "of the hair" (genitive) and "your hair" (possessive). saçı is likewise both the object form and "his/her hair". Rule →
Related nouns and resources
Related nouns: body
Other back-vowel A1 nouns
Questions about saç
What is the plural of saç?
The plural of saç ("hair") is saçlar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of saç is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: saçları, saçlarda, saçlardan.
How do you say "to the hair" in Turkish?
"To the hair" is saça, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the hair" is saçta (locative) and "from the hair" is saçtan (ablative).
How do you say "my hair" in Turkish?
"My hair" is saçım (often with the pronoun: benim saçım). "Your hair" is saçın, "his/her hair" is saçı and "my hair" is saçlarım.
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