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Yağmur Declension: Turkish Cases of 'rain'

yağmur means “rain”. Its last vowel is u, so 2-way suffixes use a (yağmurlar) and 4-way suffixes use u (yağmurun). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to yağmur, as in yağmuru and yağmurda.

Quick facts

Plural
yağmurlar
rains
Harmony
Back rounded
suffix vowels a / u
Ends in
a consonant
suffixes attach directly
Object form
yağmuru
accusative, “the rain”

Rules this noun follows

  • Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).yağmurum, yağmurun
  • Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).yağmurunu, yağmurunda

Yağmur in all seven cases

The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.

CaseSingularPlural
NominativeYalın hâl · no endingyağmurrainyağmurlarrains
AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)Iyağmuruthe rain (object)yağmurlarıthe rains (object)
DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)Ayağmurato the rainyağmurlarato the rains
LocativeBulunma hâli · -DAyağmurdain / at the rainyağmurlardain / at the rains
AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAnyağmurdanfrom the rainyağmurlardanfrom the rains
Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)Inyağmurunthe rain's / of the rainyağmurlarınthe rains's / of the rains
InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lAyağmurlawith the rainyağmurlarlawith the rains

Possessive forms: “my rain”, “your rain”…

The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (yağmurunda). See possessive suffixes.

OwnerNominativeAccusativeDativeLocativeAblative
benimmyyağmurummy rainyağmurumumy rain (object)yağmurumato my rainyağmurumdain / at my rainyağmurumdanfrom my rain
seninyouryağmurunyour rainyağmurunuyour rain (object)yağmurunato your rainyağmurundain / at your rainyağmurundanfrom your rain
onunhis/her/itsyağmuruhis/her rainyağmurunuhis/her rain (object)yağmurunato his/her rainyağmurundain / at his/her rainyağmurundanfrom his/her rain
bizimouryağmurumuzour rainyağmurumuzuour rain (object)yağmurumuzato our rainyağmurumuzdain / at our rainyağmurumuzdanfrom our rain
sizinyour (pl.)yağmurunuzyour (pl.) rainyağmurunuzuyour (pl.) rain (object)yağmurunuzato your (pl.) rainyağmurunuzdain / at your (pl.) rainyağmurunuzdanfrom your (pl.) rain
onlarıntheiryağmurlarıtheir rainsyağmurlarınıtheir rains (object)yağmurlarınato their rainsyağmurlarındain / at their rainsyağmurlarındanfrom their rains

Plural + possessive: yağmurlarım (my rains) · yağmurların (your rains) · yağmurları (his/her rains) · yağmurlarımız (our rains) · yağmurlarınız (your (pl.) rains) · yağmurları (their rains)

Yağmur in example sentences

  • Bütün gece yağmur yağdı.

    It rained all night.

    Nominative case
  • Yağmurda yürümeyi severim.

    I like walking in the rain.

    Locative case
  • Yağmurdan sonra hava serinledi.

    The air cooled down after the rain.

    Ablative case

Watch out with yağmur

  • Two meanings of yağmurun. yağmurun is both "of the rain" (genitive) and "your rain" (possessive). yağmuru is likewise both the object form and "his/her rain". Rule →

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Questions about yağmur

What is the plural of yağmur?

The plural of yağmur ("rain") is yağmurlar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of yağmur is u, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: yağmurları, yağmurlarda, yağmurlardan.

How do you say "to the rain" in Turkish?

"To the rain" is yağmura, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the rain" is yağmurda (locative) and "from the rain" is yağmurdan (ablative).

How do you say "my rain" in Turkish?

"My rain" is yağmurum (often with the pronoun: benim yağmurum). "Your rain" is yağmurun, "his/her rain" is yağmuru and "my rains" is yağmurlarım.

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