Yer Declension: Turkish Cases of 'place'
yer means “place, floor”. Its last vowel is e, so 2-way suffixes use e (yerler) and 4-way suffixes use i (yerin). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to yer, as in yeri and yerde.
Quick facts
- Plural
- yerler
- places
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- yeri
- accusative, “the place”
Rules this noun follows
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).yerim, yerin
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).yerini, yerinde
Yer in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | yerplace | yerlerplaces |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | yerithe place (object) | yerlerithe places (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | yereto the place | yerlereto the places |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | yerdein / at the place | yerlerdein / at the places |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | yerdenfrom the place | yerlerdenfrom the places |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | yerinthe place's / of the place | yerlerinthe places's / of the places |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | yerlewith the place | yerlerlewith the places |
Possessive forms: “my place”, “your place”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (yerinde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | yerimmy place | yerimimy place (object) | yerimeto my place | yerimdein / at my place | yerimdenfrom my place |
| seninyour | yerinyour place | yeriniyour place (object) | yerineto your place | yerindein / at your place | yerindenfrom your place |
| onunhis/her/its | yerihis/her place | yerinihis/her place (object) | yerineto his/her place | yerindein / at his/her place | yerindenfrom his/her place |
| bizimour | yerimizour place | yerimiziour place (object) | yerimizeto our place | yerimizdein / at our place | yerimizdenfrom our place |
| sizinyour (pl.) | yerinizyour (pl.) place | yeriniziyour (pl.) place (object) | yerinizeto your (pl.) place | yerinizdein / at your (pl.) place | yerinizdenfrom your (pl.) place |
| onlarıntheir | yerleritheir places | yerlerinitheir places (object) | yerlerineto their places | yerlerindein / at their places | yerlerindenfrom their places |
Plural + possessive: yerlerim (my places) · yerlerin (your places) · yerleri (his/her places) · yerlerimiz (our places) · yerleriniz (your (pl.) places) · yerleri (their places)
Yer in example sentences
Watch out with yer
- Two meanings of yerin. yerin is both "of the place" (genitive) and "your place" (possessive). yeri is likewise both the object form and "his/her place". Rule →
Related nouns and resources
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Questions about yer
What is the plural of yer?
The plural of yer ("place") is yerler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of yer is e, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: yerleri, yerlerde, yerlerden.
How do you say "to the place" in Turkish?
"To the place" is yere, the dative case (-e). Similarly, "in / at the place" is yerde (locative) and "from the place" is yerden (ablative).
How do you say "my place" in Turkish?
"My place" is yerim (often with the pronoun: benim yerim). "Your place" is yerin, "his/her place" is yeri and "my places" is yerlerim.
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