Tiyatro Declension: Turkish Cases of 'theater'
tiyatro means “theater”. Its last vowel is o, so 2-way suffixes use a (tiyatrolar) and 4-way suffixes use u (tiyatronun). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: tiyatroyu, tiyatronun, tiyatrosu.
Quick facts
- Plural
- tiyatrolar
- theaters
- Harmony
- Back rounded
- suffix vowels a / u
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- tiyatroyu
- accusative, “the theater”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).tiyatroyu, tiyatroya, tiyatroyla
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).tiyatronun
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).tiyatrosu
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).tiyatrosunu, tiyatrosunda
Tiyatro in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | tiyatrotheater | tiyatrolartheaters |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | tiyatroyuthe theater (object) | tiyatrolarıthe theaters (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | tiyatroyato the theater | tiyatrolarato the theaters |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | tiyatrodain / at the theater | tiyatrolardain / at the theaters |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | tiyatrodanfrom the theater | tiyatrolardanfrom the theaters |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | tiyatronunthe theater's / of the theater | tiyatrolarınthe theaters's / of the theaters |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | tiyatroylawith the theater | tiyatrolarlawith the theaters |
Possessive forms: “my theater”, “your theater”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (tiyatrosunda). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | tiyatrommy theater | tiyatromumy theater (object) | tiyatromato my theater | tiyatromdain / at my theater | tiyatromdanfrom my theater |
| seninyour | tiyatronyour theater | tiyatronuyour theater (object) | tiyatronato your theater | tiyatrondain / at your theater | tiyatrondanfrom your theater |
| onunhis/her/its | tiyatrosuhis/her theater | tiyatrosunuhis/her theater (object) | tiyatrosunato his/her theater | tiyatrosundain / at his/her theater | tiyatrosundanfrom his/her theater |
| bizimour | tiyatromuzour theater | tiyatromuzuour theater (object) | tiyatromuzato our theater | tiyatromuzdain / at our theater | tiyatromuzdanfrom our theater |
| sizinyour (pl.) | tiyatronuzyour (pl.) theater | tiyatronuzuyour (pl.) theater (object) | tiyatronuzato your (pl.) theater | tiyatronuzdain / at your (pl.) theater | tiyatronuzdanfrom your (pl.) theater |
| onlarıntheir | tiyatrolarıtheir theaters | tiyatrolarınıtheir theaters (object) | tiyatrolarınato their theaters | tiyatrolarındain / at their theaters | tiyatrolarındanfrom their theaters |
Plural + possessive: tiyatrolarım (my theaters) · tiyatroların (your theaters) · tiyatroları (his/her theaters) · tiyatrolarımız (our theaters) · tiyatrolarınız (your (pl.) theaters) · tiyatroları (their theaters)
Tiyatro in example sentences
Watch out with tiyatro
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: tiyatroyu (y), tiyatronun (n), tiyatrosu (s). After tiyatrosu a case suffix adds n: tiyatrosunda, not
*tiyatrosuda. Rule →
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Questions about tiyatro
What is the plural of tiyatro?
The plural of tiyatro ("theater") is tiyatrolar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of tiyatro is o, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: tiyatroları, tiyatrolarda, tiyatrolardan.
How do you say "to the theater" in Turkish?
"To the theater" is tiyatroya, the dative case (-ya). Similarly, "in / at the theater" is tiyatroda (locative) and "from the theater" is tiyatrodan (ablative).
How do you say "my theater" in Turkish?
"My theater" is tiyatrom (often with the pronoun: benim tiyatrom). "Your theater" is tiyatron, "his/her theater" is tiyatrosu and "my theaters" is tiyatrolarım.
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