Yağ Declension: Turkish Cases of 'oil'
yağ means “oil, fat”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (yağlar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (yağın). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to yağ, as in yağı and yağda.
Quick facts
- Plural
- yağlar
- oils
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- yağı
- accusative, “the oil”
Rules this noun follows
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).yağım, yağın
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).yağını, yağında
Yağ in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | yağoil | yağlaroils |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | yağıthe oil (object) | yağlarıthe oils (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | yağato the oil | yağlarato the oils |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | yağdain / at the oil | yağlardain / at the oils |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | yağdanfrom the oil | yağlardanfrom the oils |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | yağınthe oil's / of the oil | yağlarınthe oils's / of the oils |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | yağlawith the oil | yağlarlawith the oils |
Possessive forms: “my oil”, “your oil”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (yağında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | yağımmy oil | yağımımy oil (object) | yağımato my oil | yağımdain / at my oil | yağımdanfrom my oil |
| seninyour | yağınyour oil | yağınıyour oil (object) | yağınato your oil | yağındain / at your oil | yağındanfrom your oil |
| onunhis/her/its | yağıhis/her oil | yağınıhis/her oil (object) | yağınato his/her oil | yağındain / at his/her oil | yağındanfrom his/her oil |
| bizimour | yağımızour oil | yağımızıour oil (object) | yağımızato our oil | yağımızdain / at our oil | yağımızdanfrom our oil |
| sizinyour (pl.) | yağınızyour (pl.) oil | yağınızıyour (pl.) oil (object) | yağınızato your (pl.) oil | yağınızdain / at your (pl.) oil | yağınızdanfrom your (pl.) oil |
| onlarıntheir | yağlarıtheir oils | yağlarınıtheir oils (object) | yağlarınato their oils | yağlarındain / at their oils | yağlarındanfrom their oils |
Plural + possessive: yağlarım (my oils) · yağların (your oils) · yağları (his/her oils) · yağlarımız (our oils) · yağlarınız (your (pl.) oils) · yağları (their oils)
Yağ in example sentences
Watch out with yağ
- Two meanings of yağın. yağın is both "of the oil" (genitive) and "your oil" (possessive). yağı is likewise both the object form and "his/her oil". Rule →
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Questions about yağ
What is the plural of yağ?
The plural of yağ ("oil") is yağlar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of yağ is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: yağları, yağlarda, yağlardan.
How do you say "to the oil" in Turkish?
"To the oil" is yağa, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the oil" is yağda (locative) and "from the oil" is yağdan (ablative).
How do you say "my oil" in Turkish?
"My oil" is yağım (often with the pronoun: benim yağım). "Your oil" is yağın, "his/her oil" is yağı and "my oils" is yağlarım.
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