Yol Declension: Turkish Cases of 'road'
yol means “road, way”. Its last vowel is o, so 2-way suffixes use a (yollar) and 4-way suffixes use u (yolun). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to yol, as in yolu and yolda.
Quick facts
- Plural
- yollar
- roads
- Harmony
- Back rounded
- suffix vowels a / u
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- yolu
- accusative, “the road”
Rules this noun follows
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).yolum, yolun
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).yolunu, yolunda
Yol in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | yolroad | yollarroads |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | yoluthe road (object) | yollarıthe roads (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | yolato the road | yollarato the roads |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | yoldain / at the road | yollardain / at the roads |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | yoldanfrom the road | yollardanfrom the roads |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | yolunthe road's / of the road | yollarınthe roads's / of the roads |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | yollawith the road | yollarlawith the roads |
Possessive forms: “my road”, “your road”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (yolunda). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | yolummy road | yolumumy road (object) | yolumato my road | yolumdain / at my road | yolumdanfrom my road |
| seninyour | yolunyour road | yolunuyour road (object) | yolunato your road | yolundain / at your road | yolundanfrom your road |
| onunhis/her/its | yoluhis/her road | yolunuhis/her road (object) | yolunato his/her road | yolundain / at his/her road | yolundanfrom his/her road |
| bizimour | yolumuzour road | yolumuzuour road (object) | yolumuzato our road | yolumuzdain / at our road | yolumuzdanfrom our road |
| sizinyour (pl.) | yolunuzyour (pl.) road | yolunuzuyour (pl.) road (object) | yolunuzato your (pl.) road | yolunuzdain / at your (pl.) road | yolunuzdanfrom your (pl.) road |
| onlarıntheir | yollarıtheir roads | yollarınıtheir roads (object) | yollarınato their roads | yollarındain / at their roads | yollarındanfrom their roads |
Plural + possessive: yollarım (my roads) · yolların (your roads) · yolları (his/her roads) · yollarımız (our roads) · yollarınız (your (pl.) roads) · yolları (their roads)
Yol in example sentences
Affedersiniz, müzenin yolunu biliyor musunuz?
Excuse me, do you know the way to the museum?
Accusative case
Watch out with yol
- Two meanings of yolun. yolun is both "of the road" (genitive) and "your road" (possessive). yolu is likewise both the object form and "his/her road". Rule →
Related nouns and resources
Related nouns: places in town
- adres address
- banka bank
- cadde avenue
- durak stop
- dükkân shop
- eczane pharmacy
- hastane hospital
- köy village
- market supermarket
- müze museum
Other back-vowel A1 nouns
Questions about yol
What is the plural of yol?
The plural of yol ("road") is yollar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of yol is o, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: yolları, yollarda, yollardan.
How do you say "to the road" in Turkish?
"To the road" is yola, the dative case (-a). Similarly, "in / at the road" is yolda (locative) and "from the road" is yoldan (ablative).
How do you say "my road" in Turkish?
"My road" is yolum (often with the pronoun: benim yolum). "Your road" is yolun, "his/her road" is yolu and "my roads" is yollarım.
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