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Nouns in the locative case
The locative case is used when there is NOT Movement to...
To form the locative case (İsmin Bulunma Durumu) in turkish examine the following:
1. The word is ending to a vowel or consonant except h, ç, f, s, t, k, p, ş.
(Advice: To memorize the letters, just remember the phrase: hiç fıstık paşa!)
In that case add the suffix de, da according to the Major Sound Harmony rule.
To remember the rule go to THEORY
Examples:
şarkı (song) ---> şarkıda
hava (air) ---> havada
ada (island) ---> adada
köprü (bridge) ---> köprüde
göl (lake) ---> gölde
kasko (automobile insurance) ---> kaskoda
duvar (wall) ---> duvarda
deniz (sea) ---> denizde
okul (school) ---> okulda
bilim (science) ---> bilimde
2. The word is ending to one of the consonants h, ç, f, s, t, k, p, ş.
(Advice: To memorize the letters, just remember the phrase: hiç fıstık paşa!)
In that case add the suffix de, da according to the Major Sound Harmony rule.
To remember the rule go to THEORY
Examples with h:
mizah (humor) ---> mizahta
ruh (soul, spirit) ---> ruhta
Examples with ç:
sonuç (result) ---> sonuçta
kılıç (sword) ---> kılıçta
Examples with f:
keyif (pleasure in life) ---> keyifte
laf (conversation, talk) ---> lafta
Examples with s:
finans (finance) ---> finansta
polis (police, policeman) ---> poliste
Examples with t:
kat (floor (1st, 2nd…)) ---> katta
edebiyat (literature) ---> edebiyatta
Examples with k:
bebek (baby) ---> bebekte
ekmek (bread) ---> ekmekte
Examples with p:
sahip (owner) ---> sahipte
hesap (bill) ---> hesapta
Examples with ş:
çavuş(sergeant) ---> çavuşta
güneş (sun) ---> güneşte
3. In names, place names etc. that start with a capital letter we use the same rules, but before the suffix we put an apostrophe.
Examples:
Allah (Allah) ---> Allah'ta
Mısır (Egypt) ---> Mısır'da
Bulgristan (Bulgaria) ---> Bulgristan'da
Mehmet (Mehmet) ---> Mehmet'te
Marmara (Marmara) ---> Marmara'da
Exceptions :
Some words of not turkish origin don't follow the Major Sound Harmony rule.
Examples:
kalp (heart) ---> kalbde
harf (letter of the alphabet) ---> harfte
sembol (symbol) ---> sembolde
amiral (navy admiral) ---> amiralde
normal (normal) ---> normalde