Taç Declension: Turkish Cases of 'crown'
taç means “crown”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (taçlar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (tacın). Its final ç softens to c before a vowel (tacı, taca) but stays hard before a consonant (taçta).
Quick facts
- Plural
- taçlar
- crowns
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- tacı
- accusative, “the crown”
Rules this noun follows
- Consonant softening — A final p, ç, t, k softens to b, c, d, ğ before a vowel.tacı, taca, tacım
- Consonant hardening — After f, s, t, k, ç, ş, h, p a suffix-initial d becomes t (and c becomes ç).taçta, taçtan
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).tacım, tacın
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).tacını, tacında
Taç in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | taçcrown | taçlarcrowns |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | tacıthe crown (object) | taçlarıthe crowns (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | tacato the crown | taçlarato the crowns |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | taçtain / at the crown | taçlardain / at the crowns |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | taçtanfrom the crown | taçlardanfrom the crowns |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | tacınthe crown's / of the crown | taçlarınthe crowns's / of the crowns |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | taçlawith the crown | taçlarlawith the crowns |
Possessive forms: “my crown”, “your crown”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (tacında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | tacımmy crown | tacımımy crown (object) | tacımato my crown | tacımdain / at my crown | tacımdanfrom my crown |
| seninyour | tacınyour crown | tacınıyour crown (object) | tacınato your crown | tacındain / at your crown | tacındanfrom your crown |
| onunhis/her/its | tacıhis/her crown | tacınıhis/her crown (object) | tacınato his/her crown | tacındain / at his/her crown | tacındanfrom his/her crown |
| bizimour | tacımızour crown | tacımızıour crown (object) | tacımızato our crown | tacımızdain / at our crown | tacımızdanfrom our crown |
| sizinyour (pl.) | tacınızyour (pl.) crown | tacınızıyour (pl.) crown (object) | tacınızato your (pl.) crown | tacınızdain / at your (pl.) crown | tacınızdanfrom your (pl.) crown |
| onlarıntheir | taçlarıtheir crowns | taçlarınıtheir crowns (object) | taçlarınato their crowns | taçlarındain / at their crowns | taçlarındanfrom their crowns |
Plural + possessive: taçlarım (my crowns) · taçların (your crowns) · taçları (his/her crowns) · taçlarımız (our crowns) · taçlarınız (your (pl.) crowns) · taçları (their crowns)
Taç in example sentences
Watch out with taç
- A one-syllable word that softens. Final ç softens before a vowel: tacı, taca, tacım (not
*taçı). Before a consonant it stays hard: taçta, taçlar. Most one-syllable words never soften (top → topu), so this one is worth memorising. Rule → - Locative with t, not d. After a voiceless consonant the locative and ablative start with t: taçta, taçtan (not
*taçda). Rule → - Two meanings of tacın. tacın is both "of the crown" (genitive) and "your crown" (possessive). tacı is likewise both the object form and "his/her crown". Rule →
Related nouns and resources
Related nouns: clothes
Other nouns that soften
Questions about taç
What is the plural of taç?
The plural of taç ("crown") is taçlar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of taç is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: taçları, taçlarda, taçlardan.
How do you say "to the crown" in Turkish?
"To the crown" is taca, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the crown" is taçta (locative) and "from the crown" is taçtan (ablative).
Why does taç become tacı?
Final p, ç, t and k soften to b, c, d and ğ (g after n) when a vowel follows. Taç follows this rule, so the accusative is tacı and "my crown" is tacım. Before a consonant the hard letter stays: taçta, taçlar.
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