Yumurta Declension: Turkish Cases of 'egg'
yumurta means “egg”. Its last vowel is a, so 2-way suffixes use a (yumurtalar) and 4-way suffixes use ı (yumurtanın). Because it ends in a vowel, vowel-initial suffixes need a buffer letter: yumurtayı, yumurtanın, yumurtası.
Quick facts
- Plural
- yumurtalar
- eggs
- Harmony
- Back unrounded
- suffix vowels a / ı
- Ends in
- a vowel
- buffer letters y / n / s
- Object form
- yumurtayı
- accusative, “the egg”
Rules this noun follows
- Buffer letter y — y separates two vowels (kapı-y-ı).yumurtayı, yumurtaya, yumurtayla
- Buffer letter n — n separates two vowels in the genitive (kapı-n-ın).yumurtanın
- Buffer letter s — s separates two vowels in the 3rd-person possessive (kapı-s-ı).yumurtası
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).yumurtasını, yumurtasında
Yumurta in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -lar before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | yumurtaegg | yumurtalareggs |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | yumurtayıthe egg (object) | yumurtalarıthe eggs (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | yumurtayato the egg | yumurtalarato the eggs |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | yumurtadain / at the egg | yumurtalardain / at the eggs |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | yumurtadanfrom the egg | yumurtalardanfrom the eggs |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | yumurtanınthe egg's / of the egg | yumurtalarınthe eggs's / of the eggs |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | yumurtaylawith the egg | yumurtalarlawith the eggs |
Possessive forms: “my egg”, “your egg”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (yumurtasında). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | yumurtammy egg | yumurtamımy egg (object) | yumurtamato my egg | yumurtamdain / at my egg | yumurtamdanfrom my egg |
| seninyour | yumurtanyour egg | yumurtanıyour egg (object) | yumurtanato your egg | yumurtandain / at your egg | yumurtandanfrom your egg |
| onunhis/her/its | yumurtasıhis/her egg | yumurtasınıhis/her egg (object) | yumurtasınato his/her egg | yumurtasındain / at his/her egg | yumurtasındanfrom his/her egg |
| bizimour | yumurtamızour egg | yumurtamızıour egg (object) | yumurtamızato our egg | yumurtamızdain / at our egg | yumurtamızdanfrom our egg |
| sizinyour (pl.) | yumurtanızyour (pl.) egg | yumurtanızıyour (pl.) egg (object) | yumurtanızato your (pl.) egg | yumurtanızdain / at your (pl.) egg | yumurtanızdanfrom your (pl.) egg |
| onlarıntheir | yumurtalarıtheir eggs | yumurtalarınıtheir eggs (object) | yumurtalarınato their eggs | yumurtalarındain / at their eggs | yumurtalarındanfrom their eggs |
Plural + possessive: yumurtalarım (my eggs) · yumurtaların (your eggs) · yumurtaları (his/her eggs) · yumurtalarımız (our eggs) · yumurtalarınız (your (pl.) eggs) · yumurtaları (their eggs)
Yumurta in example sentences
Watch out with yumurta
- Buffer letters after the final vowel. Vowel suffixes need a buffer: yumurtayı (y), yumurtanın (n), yumurtası (s). After yumurtası a case suffix adds n: yumurtasında, not
*yumurtasıda. Rule →
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Questions about yumurta
What is the plural of yumurta?
The plural of yumurta ("egg") is yumurtalar. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of yumurta is a, a back vowel, so it takes -lar. The plural then takes case endings: yumurtaları, yumurtalarda, yumurtalardan.
How do you say "to the egg" in Turkish?
"To the egg" is yumurtaya, the dative case (-ya). Similarly, "in / at the egg" is yumurtada (locative) and "from the egg" is yumurtadan (ablative).
How do you say "my egg" in Turkish?
"My egg" is yumurtam (often with the pronoun: benim yumurtam). "Your egg" is yumurtan, "his/her egg" is yumurtası and "my eggs" is yumurtalarım.
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