Salata Declension: Turkish Cases of 'salad'
salata means “salad”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (salatalar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (salatanın). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: salatayı, salatanın, salatası.
Quick facts
- Plural
- salatalar
- salads
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- salatayı
- accusative, “the salad”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).salatayı, salataya, salatayla
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).salatanın
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).salatası
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).salatasını, salatasında
Salata in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | salatasalad | salatalarsalads |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | salatayıthe salad (object) | salatalarıthe salads (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | salatayato the salad | salatalarato the salads |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | salatadain / at the salad | salatalardain / at the salads |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | salatadanfrom the salad | salatalardanfrom the salads |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | salatanınthe salad's / of the salad | salatalarınthe salads's / of the salads |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | salataylawith the salad | salatalarlawith the salads |
Possessive forms: “my salad”, “your salad”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (salatasında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | salatammy salad | salatamımy salad (object) | salatamato my salad | salatamdain / at my salad | salatamdanfrom my salad |
| seninyour | salatanyour salad | salatanıyour salad (object) | salatanato your salad | salatandain / at your salad | salatandanfrom your salad |
| onunhis/her/its | salatasıhis/her salad | salatasınıhis/her salad (object) | salatasınato his/her salad | salatasındain / at his/her salad | salatasındanfrom his/her salad |
| bizimour | salatamızour salad | salatamızıour salad (object) | salatamızato our salad | salatamızdain / at our salad | salatamızdanfrom our salad |
| sizinyour (pl.) | salatanızyour (pl.) salad | salatanızıyour (pl.) salad (object) | salatanızato your (pl.) salad | salatanızdain / at your (pl.) salad | salatanızdanfrom your (pl.) salad |
| onlarıntheir | salatalarıtheir salads | salatalarınıtheir salads (object) | salatalarınato their salads | salatalarındain / at their salads | salatalarındanfrom their salads |
Plural + possessive: salatalarım (my salads) · salataların (your salads) · salataları (his/her salads) · salatalarımız (our salads) · salatalarınız (your (pl.) salads) · salataları (their salads)
Salata in example sentences
Watch out with salata
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: salatayı (y), salatanın (n), salatası (s). After salatası a case suffix adds n: salatasında, not
*salatasıda. Rule →
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Questions about salata
What is the plural of salata?
The plural of salata ("salad") is salatalar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of salata is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: salataları, salatalarda, salatalardan.
How do you say "to the salad" in Turkish?
"To the salad" is salataya, the dative case (-ya). Similarly, "in / at the salad" is salatada (locative) and "from the salad" is salatadan (ablative).
How do you say "my salad" in Turkish?
"My salad" is salatam (often with the pronoun: benim salatam). "Your salad" is salatan, "his/her salad" is salatası and "my salads" is salatalarım.
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