Telefon Declension: Turkish Cases of 'phone'
telefon means “phone”. Its last vowel is o, so 2-way suffixes use a (telefonlar) and 4-way suffixes use u (telefonun). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to telefon, as in telefonu and telefonda.
Quick facts
- Plural
- telefonlar
- phones
- Harmony
- Back rounded
- suffix vowels a / u
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- telefonu
- accusative, “the phone”
Rules this noun follows
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).telefonum, telefonun
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).telefonunu, telefonunda
Telefon in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | telefonphone | telefonlarphones |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | telefonuthe phone (object) | telefonlarıthe phones (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | telefonato the phone | telefonlarato the phones |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | telefondain / at the phone | telefonlardain / at the phones |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | telefondanfrom the phone | telefonlardanfrom the phones |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | telefonunthe phone's / of the phone | telefonlarınthe phones's / of the phones |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | telefonlawith the phone | telefonlarlawith the phones |
Possessive forms: “my phone”, “your phone”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (telefonunda). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | telefonummy phone | telefonumumy phone (object) | telefonumato my phone | telefonumdain / at my phone | telefonumdanfrom my phone |
| seninyour | telefonunyour phone | telefonunuyour phone (object) | telefonunato your phone | telefonundain / at your phone | telefonundanfrom your phone |
| onunhis/her/its | telefonuhis/her phone | telefonunuhis/her phone (object) | telefonunato his/her phone | telefonundain / at his/her phone | telefonundanfrom his/her phone |
| bizimour | telefonumuzour phone | telefonumuzuour phone (object) | telefonumuzato our phone | telefonumuzdain / at our phone | telefonumuzdanfrom our phone |
| sizinyour (pl.) | telefonunuzyour (pl.) phone | telefonunuzuyour (pl.) phone (object) | telefonunuzato your (pl.) phone | telefonunuzdain / at your (pl.) phone | telefonunuzdanfrom your (pl.) phone |
| onlarıntheir | telefonlarıtheir phones | telefonlarınıtheir phones (object) | telefonlarınato their phones | telefonlarındain / at their phones | telefonlarındanfrom their phones |
Plural + possessive: telefonlarım (my phones) · telefonların (your phones) · telefonları (his/her phones) · telefonlarımız (our phones) · telefonlarınız (your (pl.) phones) · telefonları (their phones)
Telefon in example sentences
Watch out with telefon
- Two meanings of telefonun. telefonun is both "of the phone" (genitive) and "your phone" (possessive). telefonu is likewise both the object form and "his/her phone". Rule →
Related nouns and resources
Related nouns: everyday objects
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- kalem pen
- kitap book
- para money
Other back-vowel A1 nouns
Questions about telefon
What is the plural of telefon?
The plural of telefon ("phone") is telefonlar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of telefon is o, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: telefonları, telefonlarda, telefonlardan.
How do you say "to the phone" in Turkish?
"To the phone" is telefona, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the phone" is telefonda (locative) and "from the phone" is telefondan (ablative).
How do you say "my phone" in Turkish?
"My phone" is telefonum (often with the pronoun: benim telefonum). "Your phone" is telefonun, "his/her phone" is telefonu and "my phones" is telefonlarım.
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