Nominative case in Turkish
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Sign up for freeİn the nominative case, the nouns have no suffix except the plural suffixes (-ler, -lar).
Lesson outline
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Nouns in the nominative case usually act as the subject or the indefinite object in the items of the sentence. The subject and the indefinite object can be found as an answer to the questions 'Kim?' (Who?) and 'Ne?' (What?)
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DERYA T. 
Ercan S. 
Hasan A.
Emine A. 
Dilara G.
Olga O. 
EMRE FURKAN Ö.
Buse M.
Loris D. 
Umit T.
The nominative case with the plural form
When the last vowel of the noun is one of the following vowels ( -a ,- ı, -o, -u ), the '-lar' suffix is used and when the last vowel of the noun is one of the vowels (-e,- i, -ö, -ü ) the '-ler' suffix is used.
Example table of the plural nouns in the nominative case
| Word | Singular | Plural |
| çiçek (flower) | çiçek (flower) | çiçekler (flowers) |
| okul (school) | okul (school) | okullar (schools) |
Examples
- Yumurtalar hazır. The eggs are ready.
- Pencereler çok pis. The windows are very dirty.
Example dialogues
Example as 'subject'
- Pencereyi kim açtı? Who did open the windows?
Adam pencereyi açtı. The man opened the window.
Example as 'indefinite object'
- Her sabah ne yerim? What do I eat every morning?
Her sabah elma yerim. I eat an apple every morning.