Spor Declension: Turkish Cases of 'sport'
spor means “sport”. Its last vowel is o, so 2-way suffixes use a (sporlar) and 4-way suffixes use u (sporun). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to spor, as in sporu and sporda.
Quick facts
- Plural
- sporlar
- sports
- Harmony
- Back rounded
- suffix vowels a / u
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- sporu
- accusative, “the sport”
Rules this noun follows
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).sporum, sporun
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).sporunu, sporunda
Spor in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | sporsport | sporlarsports |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | sporuthe sport (object) | sporlarıthe sports (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | sporato the sport | sporlarato the sports |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | spordain / at the sport | sporlardain / at the sports |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | spordanfrom the sport | sporlardanfrom the sports |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | sporunthe sport's / of the sport | sporlarınthe sports's / of the sports |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | sporlawith the sport | sporlarlawith the sports |
Possessive forms: “my sport”, “your sport”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (sporunda). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | sporummy sport | sporumumy sport (object) | sporumato my sport | sporumdain / at my sport | sporumdanfrom my sport |
| seninyour | sporunyour sport | sporunuyour sport (object) | sporunato your sport | sporundain / at your sport | sporundanfrom your sport |
| onunhis/her/its | sporuhis/her sport | sporunuhis/her sport (object) | sporunato his/her sport | sporundain / at his/her sport | sporundanfrom his/her sport |
| bizimour | sporumuzour sport | sporumuzuour sport (object) | sporumuzato our sport | sporumuzdain / at our sport | sporumuzdanfrom our sport |
| sizinyour (pl.) | sporunuzyour (pl.) sport | sporunuzuyour (pl.) sport (object) | sporunuzato your (pl.) sport | sporunuzdain / at your (pl.) sport | sporunuzdanfrom your (pl.) sport |
| onlarıntheir | sporlarıtheir sports | sporlarınıtheir sports (object) | sporlarınato their sports | sporlarındain / at their sports | sporlarındanfrom their sports |
Plural + possessive: sporlarım (my sports) · sporların (your sports) · sporları (his/her sports) · sporlarımız (our sports) · sporlarınız (your (pl.) sports) · sporları (their sports)
Spor in example sentences
Watch out with spor
- Two meanings of sporun. sporun is both "of the sport" (genitive) and "your sport" (possessive). sporu is likewise both the object form and "his/her sport". Rule →
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Questions about spor
What is the plural of spor?
The plural of spor ("sport") is sporlar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of spor is o, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: sporları, sporlarda, sporlardan.
How do you say "to the sport" in Turkish?
"To the sport" is spora, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the sport" is sporda (locative) and "from the sport" is spordan (ablative).
How do you say "my sport" in Turkish?
"My sport" is sporum (often with the pronoun: benim sporum). "Your sport" is sporun, "his/her sport" is sporu and "my sports" is sporlarım.
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