How to form the plural in Turkish

How to form the plural in Turkish

You want to learn how to use the plural in Turkish? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Turkish lessons complete with useful examples. Apples, houses, books... we'll teach you everything you need to know about the plural in Turkish.

Turkish nouns - plural

The plural is used, in general, to talk about more than one object. Examples in English would be 'dogs', 'cats', 'houses' and 'children'. In Turkish, the plural is formed with the ending '-lar' or the ending '-ler'.

Examples

evler
houses
oğlanlar
boys
kapılar
doors
kızlar
girls
kadınlar
women
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Turkish is related to many other languages which extend all the way to China such as Turkmen and Uzbek. If you are planning on doing some travelling, learning Turkish would be a great way to make the most of your trip.

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Basic words and phrases in Turkish

Learn to get by in Turkish with these useful words and phrases. The phrases below will help you to greet people in Turkish, introduce yourself in Turkish and even hold a conversation in Turkish after you have met someone.

Bir kuş var.
There is a bird.
Bir ağaç var.
There is a tree.
Bir ev var.
There is a house.
Bir göl var.
There is a lake.
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Step 5 : The plural in Turkish

The plural is important in Turkish when you need to talk about more than one thing. Using the nouns kitap, iskemle and kapı (book, chair, door) which you learned in Step 3, learn the plural of each of these words by heart. The plural forms are kitaplar, sandalyeler and kapılar. Now learn how to use each of these Turkish plural nouns with the definite article. The nouns together with the definite article are kitaplar, sandalyeler and kapılar (the books, the chairs, the doors). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about the Turkish plural including useful examples. After you've learned the plural of kitap, iskemle and kapı, you can move on to Step 6 (Turkish demonstrative pronouns).

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