Yaz Declension: Turkish Cases of 'summer'
yaz means “summer”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (yazlar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (yazın). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to yaz, as in yazı and yazda.
Quick facts
- Plural
- yazlar
- summers
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- yazı
- accusative, “the summer”
Rules this noun follows
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).yazım, yazın
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).yazını, yazında
Yaz in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | yazsummer | yazlarsummers |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | yazıthe summer (object) | yazlarıthe summers (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | yazato the summer | yazlarato the summers |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | yazdain / at the summer | yazlardain / at the summers |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | yazdanfrom the summer | yazlardanfrom the summers |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | yazınthe summer's / of the summer | yazlarınthe summers's / of the summers |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | yazlawith the summer | yazlarlawith the summers |
Possessive forms: “my summer”, “your summer”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (yazında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | yazımmy summer | yazımımy summer (object) | yazımato my summer | yazımdain / at my summer | yazımdanfrom my summer |
| seninyour | yazınyour summer | yazınıyour summer (object) | yazınato your summer | yazındain / at your summer | yazındanfrom your summer |
| onunhis/her/its | yazıhis/her summer | yazınıhis/her summer (object) | yazınato his/her summer | yazındain / at his/her summer | yazındanfrom his/her summer |
| bizimour | yazımızour summer | yazımızıour summer (object) | yazımızato our summer | yazımızdain / at our summer | yazımızdanfrom our summer |
| sizinyour (pl.) | yazınızyour (pl.) summer | yazınızıyour (pl.) summer (object) | yazınızato your (pl.) summer | yazınızdain / at your (pl.) summer | yazınızdanfrom your (pl.) summer |
| onlarıntheir | yazlarıtheir summers | yazlarınıtheir summers (object) | yazlarınato their summers | yazlarındain / at their summers | yazlarındanfrom their summers |
Plural + possessive: yazlarım (my summers) · yazların (your summers) · yazları (his/her summers) · yazlarımız (our summers) · yazlarınız (your (pl.) summers) · yazları (their summers)
Yaz in example sentences
Watch out with yaz
- Adverb and homograph. yazın on its own usually means "in summer" (an adverb), and yazı is also the noun "writing".
- Two meanings of yazın. yazın is both "of the summer" (genitive) and "your summer" (possessive). yazı is likewise both the object form and "his/her summer". Rule →
Related nouns and resources
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Questions about yaz
What is the plural of yaz?
The plural of yaz ("summer") is yazlar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of yaz is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: yazları, yazlarda, yazlardan.
How do you say "to the summer" in Turkish?
"To the summer" is yaza, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the summer" is yazda (locative) and "from the summer" is yazdan (ablative).
How do you say "my summer" in Turkish?
"My summer" is yazım (often with the pronoun: benim yazım). "Your summer" is yazın, "his/her summer" is yazı and "my summers" is yazlarım.
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