Sinema Declension: Turkish Cases of 'cinema'
sinema means “cinema”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (sinemalar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (sinemanın). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: sinemayı, sinemanın, sineması.
Quick facts
- Plural
- sinemalar
- cinemas
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- sinemayı
- accusative, “the cinema”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).sinemayı, sinemaya, sinemayla
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).sinemanın
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).sineması
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).sinemasını, sinemasında
Sinema in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | sinemacinema | sinemalarcinemas |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | sinemayıthe cinema (object) | sinemalarıthe cinemas (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | sinemayato the cinema | sinemalarato the cinemas |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | sinemadain / at the cinema | sinemalardain / at the cinemas |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | sinemadanfrom the cinema | sinemalardanfrom the cinemas |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | sinemanınthe cinema's / of the cinema | sinemalarınthe cinemas's / of the cinemas |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | sinemaylawith the cinema | sinemalarlawith the cinemas |
Possessive forms: “my cinema”, “your cinema”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (sinemasında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | sinemammy cinema | sinemamımy cinema (object) | sinemamato my cinema | sinemamdain / at my cinema | sinemamdanfrom my cinema |
| seninyour | sinemanyour cinema | sinemanıyour cinema (object) | sinemanato your cinema | sinemandain / at your cinema | sinemandanfrom your cinema |
| onunhis/her/its | sinemasıhis/her cinema | sinemasınıhis/her cinema (object) | sinemasınato his/her cinema | sinemasındain / at his/her cinema | sinemasındanfrom his/her cinema |
| bizimour | sinemamızour cinema | sinemamızıour cinema (object) | sinemamızato our cinema | sinemamızdain / at our cinema | sinemamızdanfrom our cinema |
| sizinyour (pl.) | sinemanızyour (pl.) cinema | sinemanızıyour (pl.) cinema (object) | sinemanızato your (pl.) cinema | sinemanızdain / at your (pl.) cinema | sinemanızdanfrom your (pl.) cinema |
| onlarıntheir | sinemalarıtheir cinemas | sinemalarınıtheir cinemas (object) | sinemalarınato their cinemas | sinemalarındain / at their cinemas | sinemalarındanfrom their cinemas |
Plural + possessive: sinemalarım (my cinemas) · sinemaların (your cinemas) · sinemaları (his/her cinemas) · sinemalarımız (our cinemas) · sinemalarınız (your (pl.) cinemas) · sinemaları (their cinemas)
Sinema in example sentences
Türk sinemasının en ünlü yönetmeni kim?
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Genitive case
Watch out with sinema
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: sinemayı (y), sinemanın (n), sineması (s). After sineması a case suffix adds n: sinemasında, not
*sinemasıda. Rule →
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Questions about sinema
What is the plural of sinema?
The plural of sinema ("cinema") is sinemalar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of sinema is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: sinemaları, sinemalarda, sinemalardan.
How do you say "to the cinema" in Turkish?
"To the cinema" is sinemaya, the dative case (-ya). Similarly, "in / at the cinema" is sinemada (locative) and "from the cinema" is sinemadan (ablative).
How do you say "my cinema" in Turkish?
"My cinema" is sinemam (often with the pronoun: benim sinemam). "Your cinema" is sineman, "his/her cinema" is sineması and "my cinemas" is sinemalarım.
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