Tarih Declension: Turkish Cases of 'date'
tarih means “date, history”. Its last vowel is i, so 2-way suffixes use e (tarihler) and 4-way suffixes use i (tarihin). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to tarih, as in tarihi and tarihte.
Quick facts
- Plural
- tarihler
- dates
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- tarihi
- accusative, “the date”
Rules this noun follows
- Consonant hardening — After f, s, t, k, ç, ş, h, p a suffix-initial d becomes t (and c becomes ç).tarihte, tarihten
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).tarihim, tarihin
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).tarihini, tarihinde
Tarih in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | tarihdate | tarihlerdates |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | tarihithe date (object) | tarihlerithe dates (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | tariheto the date | tarihlereto the dates |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | tarihtein / at the date | tarihlerdein / at the dates |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | tarihtenfrom the date | tarihlerdenfrom the dates |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | tarihinthe date's / of the date | tarihlerinthe dates's / of the dates |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | tarihlewith the date | tarihlerlewith the dates |
Possessive forms: “my date”, “your date”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (tarihinde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | tarihimmy date | tarihimimy date (object) | tarihimeto my date | tarihimdein / at my date | tarihimdenfrom my date |
| seninyour | tarihinyour date | tarihiniyour date (object) | tarihineto your date | tarihindein / at your date | tarihindenfrom your date |
| onunhis/her/its | tarihihis/her date | tarihinihis/her date (object) | tarihineto his/her date | tarihindein / at his/her date | tarihindenfrom his/her date |
| bizimour | tarihimizour date | tarihimiziour date (object) | tarihimizeto our date | tarihimizdein / at our date | tarihimizdenfrom our date |
| sizinyour (pl.) | tarihinizyour (pl.) date | tarihiniziyour (pl.) date (object) | tarihinizeto your (pl.) date | tarihinizdein / at your (pl.) date | tarihinizdenfrom your (pl.) date |
| onlarıntheir | tarihleritheir dates | tarihlerinitheir dates (object) | tarihlerineto their dates | tarihlerindein / at their dates | tarihlerindenfrom their dates |
Plural + possessive: tarihlerim (my dates) · tarihlerin (your dates) · tarihleri (his/her dates) · tarihlerimiz (our dates) · tarihleriniz (your (pl.) dates) · tarihleri (their dates)
Tarih in example sentences
Osmanlı Devleti tarihin en uzun ömürlü devletlerinden biridir.
The Ottoman State is one of the longest-lived states in history.
Genitive case
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Questions about tarih
What is the plural of tarih?
The plural of tarih ("date") is tarihler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of tarih is i, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: tarihleri, tarihlerde, tarihlerden.
How do you say "to the date" in Turkish?
"To the date" is tarihe, the dative case (-e). Similarly, "in / at the date" is tarihte (locative) and "from the date" is tarihten (ablative).
How do you say "my date" in Turkish?
"My date" is tarihim (often with the pronoun: benim tarihim). "Your date" is tarihin, "his/her date" is tarihi and "my dates" is tarihlerim.
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