Soru Declension: Turkish Cases of 'question'
soru means “question”. Its last vowel is u, so 2-way suffixes use a (sorular) and 4-way suffixes use u (sorunun). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: soruyu, sorunun, sorusu.
Quick facts
- Plural
- sorular
- questions
- Harmony
- Back rounded
- suffix vowels a / u
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- soruyu
- accusative, “the question”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).soruyu, soruya, soruyla
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).sorunun
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).sorusu
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).sorusunu, sorusunda
Soru in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | soruquestion | sorularquestions |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | soruyuthe question (object) | sorularıthe questions (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | soruyato the question | sorularato the questions |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | sorudain / at the question | sorulardain / at the questions |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | sorudanfrom the question | sorulardanfrom the questions |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | sorununthe question's / of the question | sorularınthe questions's / of the questions |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | soruylawith the question | sorularlawith the questions |
Possessive forms: “my question”, “your question”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (sorusunda). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | sorummy question | sorumumy question (object) | sorumato my question | sorumdain / at my question | sorumdanfrom my question |
| seninyour | sorunyour question | sorunuyour question (object) | sorunato your question | sorundain / at your question | sorundanfrom your question |
| onunhis/her/its | sorusuhis/her question | sorusunuhis/her question (object) | sorusunato his/her question | sorusundain / at his/her question | sorusundanfrom his/her question |
| bizimour | sorumuzour question | sorumuzuour question (object) | sorumuzato our question | sorumuzdain / at our question | sorumuzdanfrom our question |
| sizinyour (pl.) | sorunuzyour (pl.) question | sorunuzuyour (pl.) question (object) | sorunuzato your (pl.) question | sorunuzdain / at your (pl.) question | sorunuzdanfrom your (pl.) question |
| onlarıntheir | sorularıtheir questions | sorularınıtheir questions (object) | sorularınato their questions | sorularındain / at their questions | sorularındanfrom their questions |
Plural + possessive: sorularım (my questions) · soruların (your questions) · soruları (his/her questions) · sorularımız (our questions) · sorularınız (your (pl.) questions) · soruları (their questions)
Soru in example sentences
Soruyu anlamadım, tekrar eder misiniz?
I didn't understand the question, could you repeat it?
Accusative case
Watch out with soru
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: soruyu (y), sorunun (n), sorusu (s). After sorusu a case suffix adds n: sorusunda, not
*sorusuda. Rule →
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Questions about soru
What is the plural of soru?
The plural of soru ("question") is sorular. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of soru is u, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: soruları, sorularda, sorulardan.
How do you say "to the question" in Turkish?
"To the question" is soruya, the dative case (-ya). Similarly, "in / at the question" is soruda (locative) and "from the question" is sorudan (ablative).
How do you say "my question" in Turkish?
"My question" is sorum (often with the pronoun: benim sorum). "Your question" is sorun, "his/her question" is sorusu and "my questions" is sorularım.
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