Televizyon Declension: Turkish Cases of 'television'
televizyon means “television”. Its last vowel is o, so 2-way suffixes use a (televizyonlar) and 4-way suffixes use u (televizyonun). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to televizyon, as in televizyonu and televizyonda.
Quick facts
- Plural
- televizyonlar
- televisions
- Harmony
- Back rounded
- suffix vowels a / u
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- televizyonu
- accusative, “the television”
Rules this noun follows
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).televizyonum, televizyonun
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).televizyonunu, televizyonunda
Televizyon in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | televizyontelevision | televizyonlartelevisions |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | televizyonuthe television (object) | televizyonlarıthe televisions (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | televizyonato the television | televizyonlarato the televisions |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | televizyondain / at the television | televizyonlardain / at the televisions |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | televizyondanfrom the television | televizyonlardanfrom the televisions |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | televizyonunthe television's / of the television | televizyonlarınthe televisions's / of the televisions |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | televizyonlawith the television | televizyonlarlawith the televisions |
Possessive forms: “my television”, “your television”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (televizyonunda). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | televizyonummy television | televizyonumumy television (object) | televizyonumato my television | televizyonumdain / at my television | televizyonumdanfrom my television |
| seninyour | televizyonunyour television | televizyonunuyour television (object) | televizyonunato your television | televizyonundain / at your television | televizyonundanfrom your television |
| onunhis/her/its | televizyonuhis/her television | televizyonunuhis/her television (object) | televizyonunato his/her television | televizyonundain / at his/her television | televizyonundanfrom his/her television |
| bizimour | televizyonumuzour television | televizyonumuzuour television (object) | televizyonumuzato our television | televizyonumuzdain / at our television | televizyonumuzdanfrom our television |
| sizinyour (pl.) | televizyonunuzyour (pl.) television | televizyonunuzuyour (pl.) television (object) | televizyonunuzato your (pl.) television | televizyonunuzdain / at your (pl.) television | televizyonunuzdanfrom your (pl.) television |
| onlarıntheir | televizyonlarıtheir televisions | televizyonlarınıtheir televisions (object) | televizyonlarınato their televisions | televizyonlarındain / at their televisions | televizyonlarındanfrom their televisions |
Plural + possessive: televizyonlarım (my televisions) · televizyonların (your televisions) · televizyonları (his/her televisions) · televizyonlarımız (our televisions) · televizyonlarınız (your (pl.) televisions) · televizyonları (their televisions)
Televizyon in example sentences
Watch out with televizyon
- Two meanings of televizyonun. televizyonun is both "of the television" (genitive) and "your television" (possessive). televizyonu is likewise both the object form and "his/her television". Rule →
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Questions about televizyon
What is the plural of televizyon?
The plural of televizyon ("television") is televizyonlar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of televizyon is o, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: televizyonları, televizyonlarda, televizyonlardan.
How do you say "to the television" in Turkish?
"To the television" is televizyona, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the television" is televizyonda (locative) and "from the television" is televizyondan (ablative).
How do you say "my television" in Turkish?
"My television" is televizyonum (often with the pronoun: benim televizyonum). "Your television" is televizyonun, "his/her television" is televizyonu and "my televisions" is televizyonlarım.
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