Use sanat to discuss an artistic field or someone’s creative work. The table helps you move from art in general to a particular artist’s art without losing a possessive ending.
The idea
The stem sanat keeps its final t: sanatı, sanata, sanatım. In sanatta and sanattan, both the stem’s t and the suffix’s t are written. Compare sanatı as an object with onun sanatı (his/her art); when the latter becomes an object, it is onun sanatını. For art in general, use the singular; sanatlar can refer to branches of art, as in görsel sanatlar (visual arts).
| Use | Turkish form |
|---|---|
| Base form | sanat |
| Accusative: object | sanatı |
| Dative | sanata |
| Locative | sanatta |
| Ablative | sanattan |
| Genitive | sanatın |
| With art | sanatla |
| Plural: arts | sanatlar |
| My art | benim sanatım |
| Your art (singular) | senin sanatın |
| His/her art | onun sanatı |
| Our art | bizim sanatımız |
| Your art (plural/polite) | sizin sanatınız |
| Their art / arts | onların sanatları |
| Our arts | sanatlarımız |
| His/her art as object | onun sanatını |
| To his/her art | onun sanatına |
Examples
- Biz sanata zaman ayırıyoruz.We make time for art.
- Bu sergi sanattan besleniyor.This exhibition draws nourishment from art.
- Onun sanatı beni düşündürüyor.His or her art makes me think.
- Sanatta yeni yollar aramak cesaret ister.Seeking new paths in art takes courage.
- Görsel sanatlar atölyesi bu yıl yeniden açılıyor.The visual arts workshop is reopening this year.
- Bu ressamın sanatını yakından tanımak istiyoruz.We want to get to know this painter’s art closely.
- sanatlarımızdanfrom our artssanatlar-ler / -lar: the plural suffixımız-imiz / -ımız / -umuz / -ümüz: ourdan-den / -dan / -ten / -tan: from, out of
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Watch out
Do not read every sanatı as “his/her art”: in çağdaş sanatı desteklemek, it marks what is supported. Conversely, onun sanatını needs both possession and the object ending. Several individual artworks are sanat eserleri; sanatlar is not a general word for objects in a gallery.
Try it yourself
Complete with sanat: this museum supports contemporary art.
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sanatı
sanatı: desteklemek takes an object; here that object is contemporary art. There is no possessor in this phrase, and the stem’s t stays unchanged.
Complete with sanat: we are not afraid to experiment in art.
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sanatta
sanatta: the blank names the field in which we experiment. It answers “where?”, so the locative is needed; the two adjacent t letters belong to the stem and the suffix.
Complete with sanat: we are interested in this painter’s art.
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sanatına
sanatına: bu ressamın establishes whose art it is, while ilgi duymak directs interest towards something. Start from sanatı, then add the linking n and dative -a.
Write “our arts” as one word, referring to several branches of art.
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sanatlarımız
sanatlarımız: several branches require the plural sanatlar, and “our” adds -ımız. The result refers to arts associated with us, not simply to several artworks.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Complete with sanat: this museum supports contemporary art.
Complete with sanat: we are not afraid to experiment in art.
Complete with sanat: we are interested in this painter’s art.
Write “our arts” as one word, referring to several branches of art.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the parts in order to build this word: from our arts
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Write three sentences about an imaginary artist: make time for art, express interest in their art, and describe experimentation in art. Then name two art forms and check each ending.