Ülke Declension: Turkish Cases of 'country'
ülke means “country”. Its last vowel is e, so 2-way suffixes use e (ülkeler) and 4-way suffixes use i (ülkenin). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: ülkeyi, ülkenin, ülkesi.
Quick facts
- Plural
- ülkeler
- countries
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- ülkeyi
- accusative, “the country”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).ülkeyi, ülkeye, ülkeyle
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).ülkenin
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).ülkesi
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).ülkesini, ülkesinde
Ülke in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | ülkecountry | ülkelercountries |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | ülkeyithe country (object) | ülkelerithe countries (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | ülkeyeto the country | ülkelereto the countries |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | ülkedein / at the country | ülkelerdein / at the countries |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | ülkedenfrom the country | ülkelerdenfrom the countries |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | ülkeninthe country's / of the country | ülkelerinthe countries's / of the countries |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | ülkeylewith the country | ülkelerlewith the countries |
Possessive forms: “my country”, “your country”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (ülkesinde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | ülkemmy country | ülkemimy country (object) | ülkemeto my country | ülkemdein / at my country | ülkemdenfrom my country |
| seninyour | ülkenyour country | ülkeniyour country (object) | ülkeneto your country | ülkendein / at your country | ülkendenfrom your country |
| onunhis/her/its | ülkesihis/her country | ülkesinihis/her country (object) | ülkesineto his/her country | ülkesindein / at his/her country | ülkesindenfrom his/her country |
| bizimour | ülkemizour country | ülkemiziour country (object) | ülkemizeto our country | ülkemizdein / at our country | ülkemizdenfrom our country |
| sizinyour (pl.) | ülkenizyour (pl.) country | ülkeniziyour (pl.) country (object) | ülkenizeto your (pl.) country | ülkenizdein / at your (pl.) country | ülkenizdenfrom your (pl.) country |
| onlarıntheir | ülkeleritheir countries | ülkelerinitheir countries (object) | ülkelerineto their countries | ülkelerindein / at their countries | ülkelerindenfrom their countries |
Plural + possessive: ülkelerim (my countries) · ülkelerin (your countries) · ülkeleri (his/her countries) · ülkelerimiz (our countries) · ülkeleriniz (your (pl.) countries) · ülkeleri (their countries)
Ülke in example sentences
Konferansa otuz ülkeden katılımcı geldi.
Participants from thirty countries came to the conference.
Ablative case
Watch out with ülke
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: ülkeyi (y), ülkenin (n), ülkesi (s). After ülkesi a case suffix adds n: ülkesinde, not
*ülkeside. Rule →
Related nouns and resources
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Other A1 nouns ending in a vowel
Questions about ülke
What is the plural of ülke?
The plural of ülke ("country") is ülkeler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of ülke is e, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: ülkeleri, ülkelerde, ülkelerden.
How do you say "to the country" in Turkish?
"To the country" is ülkeye, the dative case (-ye). Similarly, "in / at the country" is ülkede (locative) and "from the country" is ülkeden (ablative).
How do you say "my country" in Turkish?
"My country" is ülkem (often with the pronoun: benim ülkem). "Your country" is ülken, "his/her country" is ülkesi and "my countries" is ülkelerim.
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