Possessed nouns with case: arabasına

A noun with the 3rd-person possessive ending (arabası his/her car, evi his/her house, okulu his/her school) adds an n before any case ending:

• accusative: arabasını, evini
• dative: arabasına, evine
• locative: arabasında, evinde
• ablative: arabasından, evinden

This happens whether the owner is only in the ending or named in the genitive: Ali'nin arabasına bindik (we got into Ali's car), annemin evinde (at my mother's house). Compare the plain noun: arabaya but Ali'nin arabasına. Because the n is voiced, the locative and ablative always start with d: çantasında, okulundan. Without a case ending the form stays arabası: Ali'nin arabası yeni (Ali's car is new).