Tatil Declension: Turkish Cases of 'holiday'
tatil means “holiday, vacation”. Its last vowel is i, so 2-way suffixes use e (tatiller) and 4-way suffixes use i (tatilin). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to tatil, as in tatili and tatilde.
Quick facts
- Plural
- tatiller
- holidays
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- tatili
- accusative, “the holiday”
Rules this noun follows
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).tatilim, tatilin
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).tatilini, tatilinde
Tatil in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | tatilholiday | tatillerholidays |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | tatilithe holiday (object) | tatillerithe holidays (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | tatileto the holiday | tatillereto the holidays |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | tatildein / at the holiday | tatillerdein / at the holidays |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | tatildenfrom the holiday | tatillerdenfrom the holidays |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | tatilinthe holiday's / of the holiday | tatillerinthe holidays's / of the holidays |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | tatillewith the holiday | tatillerlewith the holidays |
Possessive forms: “my holiday”, “your holiday”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (tatilinde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | tatilimmy holiday | tatilimimy holiday (object) | tatilimeto my holiday | tatilimdein / at my holiday | tatilimdenfrom my holiday |
| seninyour | tatilinyour holiday | tatiliniyour holiday (object) | tatilineto your holiday | tatilindein / at your holiday | tatilindenfrom your holiday |
| onunhis/her/its | tatilihis/her holiday | tatilinihis/her holiday (object) | tatilineto his/her holiday | tatilindein / at his/her holiday | tatilindenfrom his/her holiday |
| bizimour | tatilimizour holiday | tatilimiziour holiday (object) | tatilimizeto our holiday | tatilimizdein / at our holiday | tatilimizdenfrom our holiday |
| sizinyour (pl.) | tatilinizyour (pl.) holiday | tatiliniziyour (pl.) holiday (object) | tatilinizeto your (pl.) holiday | tatilinizdein / at your (pl.) holiday | tatilinizdenfrom your (pl.) holiday |
| onlarıntheir | tatilleritheir holidays | tatillerinitheir holidays (object) | tatillerineto their holidays | tatillerindein / at their holidays | tatillerindenfrom their holidays |
Plural + possessive: tatillerim (my holidays) · tatillerin (your holidays) · tatilleri (his/her holidays) · tatillerimiz (our holidays) · tatilleriniz (your (pl.) holidays) · tatilleri (their holidays)
Tatil in example sentences
Watch out with tatil
- Two meanings of tatilin. tatilin is both "of the holiday" (genitive) and "your holiday" (possessive). tatili is likewise both the object form and "his/her holiday". Rule →
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Questions about tatil
What is the plural of tatil?
The plural of tatil ("holiday") is tatiller. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of tatil is i, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: tatilleri, tatillerde, tatillerden.
How do you say "to the holiday" in Turkish?
"To the holiday" is tatile, the dative case (-e). Similarly, "in / at the holiday" is tatilde (locative) and "from the holiday" is tatilden (ablative).
How do you say "my holiday" in Turkish?
"My holiday" is tatilim (often with the pronoun: benim tatilim). "Your holiday" is tatilin, "his/her holiday" is tatili and "my holidays" is tatillerim.
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