Taksi Declension: Turkish Cases of 'taxi'
taksi means “taxi”. Its last vowel is i, so 2-way suffixes use e (taksiler) and 4-way suffixes use i (taksinin). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: taksiyi, taksinin, taksisi.
Quick facts
- Plural
- taksiler
- taxis
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- taksiyi
- accusative, “the taxi”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).taksiyi, taksiye, taksiyle
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).taksinin
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).taksisi
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).taksisini, taksisinde
Taksi in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | taksitaxi | taksilertaxis |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | taksiyithe taxi (object) | taksilerithe taxis (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | taksiyeto the taxi | taksilereto the taxis |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | taksidein / at the taxi | taksilerdein / at the taxis |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | taksidenfrom the taxi | taksilerdenfrom the taxis |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | taksininthe taxi's / of the taxi | taksilerinthe taxis's / of the taxis |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | taksiylewith the taxi | taksilerlewith the taxis |
Possessive forms: “my taxi”, “your taxi”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (taksisinde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | taksimmy taxi | taksimimy taxi (object) | taksimeto my taxi | taksimdein / at my taxi | taksimdenfrom my taxi |
| seninyour | taksinyour taxi | taksiniyour taxi (object) | taksineto your taxi | taksindein / at your taxi | taksindenfrom your taxi |
| onunhis/her/its | taksisihis/her taxi | taksisinihis/her taxi (object) | taksisineto his/her taxi | taksisindein / at his/her taxi | taksisindenfrom his/her taxi |
| bizimour | taksimizour taxi | taksimiziour taxi (object) | taksimizeto our taxi | taksimizdein / at our taxi | taksimizdenfrom our taxi |
| sizinyour (pl.) | taksinizyour (pl.) taxi | taksiniziyour (pl.) taxi (object) | taksinizeto your (pl.) taxi | taksinizdein / at your (pl.) taxi | taksinizdenfrom your (pl.) taxi |
| onlarıntheir | taksileritheir taxis | taksilerinitheir taxis (object) | taksilerineto their taxis | taksilerindein / at their taxis | taksilerindenfrom their taxis |
Plural + possessive: taksilerim (my taxis) · taksilerin (your taxis) · taksileri (his/her taxis) · taksilerimiz (our taxis) · taksileriniz (your (pl.) taxis) · taksileri (their taxis)
Taksi in example sentences
Watch out with taksi
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: taksiyi (y), taksinin (n), taksisi (s). After taksisi a case suffix adds n: taksisinde, not
*taksiside. Rule →
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Questions about taksi
What is the plural of taksi?
The plural of taksi ("taxi") is taksiler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of taksi is i, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: taksileri, taksilerde, taksilerden.
How do you say "to the taxi" in Turkish?
"To the taxi" is taksiye, the dative case (-ye). Similarly, "in / at the taxi" is takside (locative) and "from the taxi" is taksiden (ablative).
How do you say "my taxi" in Turkish?
"My taxi" is taksim (often with the pronoun: benim taksim). "Your taxi" is taksin, "his/her taxi" is taksisi and "my taxis" is taksilerim.
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