Tatil names a break from work or study, including a holiday. You will follow one holiday through a sentence, then say whose holiday it is and talk about several breaks.
The idea
The stem tatil stays unchanged; its last vowel gives forms such as tatiller, tatilim and tatilimiz. Choose the case for the situation: tatile gitmek means to go on holiday, tatilde olmak to be on holiday, and tatilden dönmek to return from holiday. A possessive ending comes before the case: tatilimizde means during our holiday; onun tatilinde includes n after the third-person possessive.
| Form | Use or meaning |
|---|---|
| tatil | holiday; time off |
| tatiller | holidays (plural) |
| tatili | the holiday (definite object) |
| tatile | on holiday (with a verb of going) |
| tatilde | on holiday; during the holiday |
| tatilden | from holiday |
| tatilin | of the holiday |
| benim tatilim | my holiday |
| senin tatilin | your holiday (singular) |
| onun tatili | his/her holiday |
| bizim tatilimiz | our holiday |
| sizin tatiliniz | your holiday (plural or polite) |
| onların tatili / onların tatilleri | their holiday(s) |
| tatillerimiz | our holidays |
| onun tatilinde | during his/her holiday |
| tatilimizi | our holiday (definite object) |
Examples
- Bu yaz tatile gidiyoruz.We are going on holiday this summer.
- Annem bugün tatilden dönüyor.My mother is returning from holiday today.
- Biz tatilde erken kalkmıyoruz.We do not get up early on holiday.
- Tatilimiz iki hafta sürecek.Our holiday will last two weeks.
- Bu tatili uzun zamandır planlıyoruz.We have been planning this holiday for a long time.
- Yaz tatilleri burada çok sakin geçiyor.Summer holidays are very quiet here.
- Onun tatilinde her gün yağmur yağdı.It rained every day during his or her holiday.
- Tatilin son günü evde dinlendik.We rested at home on the last day of the holiday.
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Watch out
A translation may use a plural even for one break, but Turkish normally uses singular tatil for one holiday period. Use tatiller for several periods; keep both letters l where the stem meets -ler. In Bu tatili planlıyoruz, tatili is a definite object, not “his/her holiday”.
Try it yourself
Complete with a form of tatil: we are going on holiday tomorrow.
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tatile
tatile: gidiyoruz presents the holiday as the destination, so the blank needs the dative. Tatilde would say where an activity takes place.
Complete: we will never forget this holiday. Use tatil as the definite object.
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tatili
tatili: bu identifies the particular holiday that we will not forget. The final -i marks that definite object; it does not name an owner here.
Complete: our holidays are usually short. Use the plural of tatil with “our”.
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tatillerimiz
tatillerimiz: the prompt asks for several holidays belonging to us. Start with the plural tatiller, then add -imiz; tatilimiz would describe one shared holiday.
Complete: we stayed in the village during his or her holiday. Use the locative.
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tatilinde
tatilinde: onun identifies a third-person owner. Build tatili, add the linking n, then -de to place the village stay within that holiday.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Complete with a form of tatil: we are going on holiday tomorrow.
Complete: we will never forget this holiday. Use tatil as the definite object.
Complete: our holidays are usually short. Use the plural of tatil with “our”.
Complete: we stayed in the village during his or her holiday. Use the locative.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Write three sentences about an imagined holiday: going away, what you do during it, and returning. Then change “my holiday” to “our holidays” and check the order of the endings.