Sebze Declension: Turkish Cases of 'vegetable'
sebze means “vegetable”. Its last vowel is e, so 2-way suffixes use e (sebzeler) and 4-way suffixes use i (sebzenin). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: sebzeyi, sebzenin, sebzesi.
Quick facts
- Plural
- sebzeler
- vegetables
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- sebzeyi
- accusative, “the vegetable”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).sebzeyi, sebzeye, sebzeyle
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).sebzenin
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).sebzesi
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).sebzesini, sebzesinde
Sebze in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | sebzevegetable | sebzelervegetables |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | sebzeyithe vegetable (object) | sebzelerithe vegetables (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | sebzeyeto the vegetable | sebzelereto the vegetables |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | sebzedein / at the vegetable | sebzelerdein / at the vegetables |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | sebzedenfrom the vegetable | sebzelerdenfrom the vegetables |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | sebzeninthe vegetable's / of the vegetable | sebzelerinthe vegetables's / of the vegetables |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | sebzeylewith the vegetable | sebzelerlewith the vegetables |
Possessive forms: “my vegetable”, “your vegetable”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (sebzesinde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | sebzemmy vegetable | sebzemimy vegetable (object) | sebzemeto my vegetable | sebzemdein / at my vegetable | sebzemdenfrom my vegetable |
| seninyour | sebzenyour vegetable | sebzeniyour vegetable (object) | sebzeneto your vegetable | sebzendein / at your vegetable | sebzendenfrom your vegetable |
| onunhis/her/its | sebzesihis/her vegetable | sebzesinihis/her vegetable (object) | sebzesineto his/her vegetable | sebzesindein / at his/her vegetable | sebzesindenfrom his/her vegetable |
| bizimour | sebzemizour vegetable | sebzemiziour vegetable (object) | sebzemizeto our vegetable | sebzemizdein / at our vegetable | sebzemizdenfrom our vegetable |
| sizinyour (pl.) | sebzenizyour (pl.) vegetable | sebzeniziyour (pl.) vegetable (object) | sebzenizeto your (pl.) vegetable | sebzenizdein / at your (pl.) vegetable | sebzenizdenfrom your (pl.) vegetable |
| onlarıntheir | sebzeleritheir vegetables | sebzelerinitheir vegetables (object) | sebzelerineto their vegetables | sebzelerindein / at their vegetables | sebzelerindenfrom their vegetables |
Plural + possessive: sebzelerim (my vegetables) · sebzelerin (your vegetables) · sebzeleri (his/her vegetables) · sebzelerimiz (our vegetables) · sebzeleriniz (your (pl.) vegetables) · sebzeleri (their vegetables)
Sebze in example sentences
Watch out with sebze
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: sebzeyi (y), sebzenin (n), sebzesi (s). After sebzesi a case suffix adds n: sebzesinde, not
*sebzeside. Rule →
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Questions about sebze
What is the plural of sebze?
The plural of sebze ("vegetable") is sebzeler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of sebze is e, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: sebzeleri, sebzelerde, sebzelerden.
How do you say "to the vegetable" in Turkish?
"To the vegetable" is sebzeye, the dative case (-ye). Similarly, "in / at the vegetable" is sebzede (locative) and "from the vegetable" is sebzeden (ablative).
How do you say "my vegetable" in Turkish?
"My vegetable" is sebzem (often with the pronoun: benim sebzem). "Your vegetable" is sebzen, "his/her vegetable" is sebzesi and "my vegetables" is sebzelerim.
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