UnisexOrigin: Arabic

Kader: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Kader is an unisex name (used for girls and boys) of Arabic origin. It means “fate, destiny”.

Say it: kah-der

About the name Kader

Meaning: fate, destiny
Origin: Arabic; From Arabic qadar.
Gender: Unisex
Pronunciation: kah-der

How to pronounce Kader

Turkish spelling is phonetic: every letter is pronounced, and each letter always has the same sound. Our respellingkah-der is an approximation for English speakers. Turkish stresses syllables much more evenly than English, so avoid hitting one syllable hard. Tap the letters below for tips.

Kader

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Kader with Turkish suffixes

Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Kader'e, Kader'in), but it is still pronounced as one word. The apostrophe only marks where the name ends; the suffix itself follows the usual rules.

The last vowel of Kader is e, a front unrounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take e and four-way suffixes takei (vowel harmony):Kader'de, Kader'i.

Because Kader ends in a consonant, vowel-initial endings attach directly (Kader'i, Kader'e) with no buffer letter.

Case forms of Kader
Case	Form	Example
Accusative (object)	Kader'i	Kader'i tanıyor musun? Do you know Kader?
Dative (to)	Kader'e	Kader'e bir mesaj yazdım. I wrote a message to Kader.
Locative (at / with)	Kader'de	Anahtarlar Kader'de. Kader has the keys. (lit. The keys are at Kader.)
Ablative (from)	Kader'den	Kader'den bir hediye aldım. I got a present from Kader.
Genitive (’s)	Kader'in	Bu Kader'in çantası. This is Kader’s bag.
Instrumental (with)	Kader'le	Dün Kader'le konuştum. I talked with Kader yesterday.

Forms are generated by TurkLogic’s tested grammar engine. See every case explained in theTurkish noun cases guide, or check the harmony of any word in thevowel harmony calculator.

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Frequently asked questions

What does the name Kader mean?

Kader is a Turkish unisex name (used for girls and boys) meaning “fate, destiny”. Its origin is Arabic. From Arabic qadar.

How do you pronounce Kader?

Say it roughly as “kah-der”, keeping every vowel short and clear. Turkish r is a light tap of the tongue, like the tt in American “better”; at the end of a word it often sounds breathy.

How do you add suffixes to Kader in Turkish?

Because Kader is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Kader'e (to Kader), Kader'in (Kader’s), Kader'de (at Kader’s) and Kader'le (with Kader).