Teyze Declension: Turkish Cases of 'aunt'
teyze means “aunt (mother's sister)”. Its last vowel is e, so 2-way suffixes use e (teyzeler) and 4-way suffixes use i (teyzenin). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: teyzeyi, teyzenin, teyzesi.
Quick facts
- Plural
- teyzeler
- aunts
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- teyzeyi
- accusative, “the aunt”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).teyzeyi, teyzeye, teyzeyle
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).teyzenin
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).teyzesi
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).teyzesini, teyzesinde
Teyze in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | teyzeaunt | teyzeleraunts |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | teyzeyithe aunt (object) | teyzelerithe aunts (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | teyzeyeto the aunt | teyzelereto the aunts |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | teyzedein / at the aunt | teyzelerdein / at the aunts |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | teyzedenfrom the aunt | teyzelerdenfrom the aunts |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | teyzeninthe aunt's / of the aunt | teyzelerinthe aunts's / of the aunts |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | teyzeylewith the aunt | teyzelerlewith the aunts |
Possessive forms: “my aunt”, “your aunt”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (teyzesinde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | teyzemmy aunt | teyzemimy aunt (object) | teyzemeto my aunt | teyzemdein / at my aunt | teyzemdenfrom my aunt |
| seninyour | teyzenyour aunt | teyzeniyour aunt (object) | teyzeneto your aunt | teyzendein / at your aunt | teyzendenfrom your aunt |
| onunhis/her/its | teyzesihis/her aunt | teyzesinihis/her aunt (object) | teyzesineto his/her aunt | teyzesindein / at his/her aunt | teyzesindenfrom his/her aunt |
| bizimour | teyzemizour aunt | teyzemiziour aunt (object) | teyzemizeto our aunt | teyzemizdein / at our aunt | teyzemizdenfrom our aunt |
| sizinyour (pl.) | teyzenizyour (pl.) aunt | teyzeniziyour (pl.) aunt (object) | teyzenizeto your (pl.) aunt | teyzenizdein / at your (pl.) aunt | teyzenizdenfrom your (pl.) aunt |
| onlarıntheir | teyzeleritheir aunts | teyzelerinitheir aunts (object) | teyzelerineto their aunts | teyzelerindein / at their aunts | teyzelerindenfrom their aunts |
Plural + possessive: teyzelerim (my aunts) · teyzelerin (your aunts) · teyzeleri (his/her aunts) · teyzelerimiz (our aunts) · teyzeleriniz (your (pl.) aunts) · teyzeleri (their aunts)
Teyze in example sentences
Annem teyzemle her gün telefonda konuşur.
My mother talks to my aunt on the phone every day.
Instrumental case
Watch out with teyze
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: teyzeyi (y), teyzenin (n), teyzesi (s). After teyzesi a case suffix adds n: teyzesinde, not
*teyzeside. Rule →
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Questions about teyze
What is the plural of teyze?
The plural of teyze ("aunt") is teyzeler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of teyze is e, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: teyzeleri, teyzelerde, teyzelerden.
How do you say "to the aunt" in Turkish?
"To the aunt" is teyzeye, the dative case (-ye). Similarly, "in / at the aunt" is teyzede (locative) and "from the aunt" is teyzeden (ablative).
How do you say "my aunt" in Turkish?
"My aunt" is teyzem (often with the pronoun: benim teyzem). "Your aunt" is teyzen, "his/her aunt" is teyzesi and "my aunts" is teyzelerim.
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