Taş Declension: Turkish Cases of 'stone'
taş means “stone”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (taşlar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (taşın). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to taş, as in taşı and taşta.
Quick facts
- Plural
- taşlar
- stones
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- taşı
- accusative, “the stone”
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).taşta, taştan
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).taşım, taşın
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).taşını, taşında
Taş in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | taşstone | taşlarstones |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | taşıthe stone (object) | taşlarıthe stones (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | taşato the stone | taşlarato the stones |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | taştain / at the stone | taşlardain / at the stones |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | taştanfrom the stone | taşlardanfrom the stones |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | taşınthe stone's / of the stone | taşlarınthe stones's / of the stones |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | taşlawith the stone | taşlarlawith the stones |
Possessive forms: “my stone”, “your stone”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (taşında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | taşımmy stone | taşımımy stone (object) | taşımato my stone | taşımdain / at my stone | taşımdanfrom my stone |
| seninyour | taşınyour stone | taşınıyour stone (object) | taşınato your stone | taşındain / at your stone | taşındanfrom your stone |
| onunhis/her/its | taşıhis/her stone | taşınıhis/her stone (object) | taşınato his/her stone | taşındain / at his/her stone | taşındanfrom his/her stone |
| bizimour | taşımızour stone | taşımızıour stone (object) | taşımızato our stone | taşımızdain / at our stone | taşımızdanfrom our stone |
| sizinyour (pl.) | taşınızyour (pl.) stone | taşınızıyour (pl.) stone (object) | taşınızato your (pl.) stone | taşınızdain / at your (pl.) stone | taşınızdanfrom your (pl.) stone |
| onlarıntheir | taşlarıtheir stones | taşlarınıtheir stones (object) | taşlarınato their stones | taşlarındain / at their stones | taşlarındanfrom their stones |
Plural + possessive: taşlarım (my stones) · taşların (your stones) · taşları (his/her stones) · taşlarımız (our stones) · taşlarınız (your (pl.) stones) · taşları (their stones)
Taş in example sentences
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Questions about taş
What is the plural of taş?
The plural of taş ("stone") is taşlar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of taş is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: taşları, taşlarda, taşlardan.
How do you say "to the stone" in Turkish?
"To the stone" is taşa, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the stone" is taşta (locative) and "from the stone" is taştan (ablative).
How do you say "my stone" in Turkish?
"My stone" is taşım (often with the pronoun: benim taşım). "Your stone" is taşın, "his/her stone" is taşı and "my stones" is taşlarım.
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