Turkish/Plural

Plural The plural suffixes are -lar and -ler. -lar if the last vowel of the noun is a back vowel (a, ı, o, u) -ler if the last vowel of the noun is a front vowel (e, i, ö, ü) araba => arabalar (car, cars) insan => insanlar (man, people) kitap => kitaplar (book, books) yazar => yazarlar (writer, writers) halı => halılar (carpet, carpets) kız => kızlar (girl, girls) yıldız => yıldızlar (star, stars) şarkı => şarkılar (song, songs) palto => paltolar (coat, coats) çocuk => çocuklar (child, children) memur => memurlar (officer, officers) meyve => meyveler (fruit, fruits) kent => kentler (city, cities) gazete => gazeteler (newspaper, newspapers) resim => resimler (photo, photos) mühendis => mühendisler (engineer, engineers) gazeteci => gazeteciler (journalist, journalists) göz => gözler (eye, eyes) söz => sözler (word, words) gün => günler (day, days) gül => güller (rose, roses) bal => ballar (honey, honeys) When a number other than one (two, three, etc.) precedes a noun, the noun remains in singular. room, two rooms ==> oda, iki oda hour, three hours ==> saat, üç saat day, four days ==> gün, dört gün