A Common Use of the 'den' Suffix -- To denote directional meaning
Meaning of 'den'
Helper word
English Example
Turkish Translation
'from'
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Hüseyin got the car out of (from) the garage and brought it to the front of the house.
Hüseyin arabayI garajdan çIkardI ve evin önüne getirdi.
Mrs. Dalrimple buys fresh bread and cake from the bakery on Thursdays.
Bayan Dalrimple Persembe günleri fIrIndan taze kek ve ekmek alIr.
You're now [here] at the school. Leave (from) the school and turn left. A little further on there's a traffic signal. Turn right at (from) the traffic signal and walk on a little. Then turn (from the) left at the first road and go straight. The first big building on the right hand side is the library.
Simdi okuldasInIz. Okuldan çIkIn ve sola dönün. Biraz ilerde trafik IsIgI var. Trafik IsIgIndan saga dönün ve biraz yürüyün. Sonra ilk yoldan sola dönün ve dogru gidin. Sag tarafta ilk büyük bina kütüphanedir.
A Common Use of the 'den' Suffix -- Mandatory or frequent use with certain verbs (but 'den' has no meaning at all, in these cases)
Use/Meaning of 'den'
Meaningless, but frequent use with some verbs, like ‘memnun(mak)’
I’m glad to return home again.
Tekrar eve dönmekten memnunum.
Meaningless, but frequent use with some verbs, like ‘(yukarI) çIkmak’
He went up the ladder.
Merdivenden yukarI çIktI.
Meaningless, but frequent use with some verbs, like ‘geçmek’
They always go by (pass) the post office.
Her zaman postanenin yanIndan (önünden) geçerler.
Meaningless, but mandatory use with some verbs, like ‘söz etmek’
It’s said that you can find a ghost in the old castle.
Eski satoda bir hayalet bulundugundan söz ediliyor.
Meaningless, but mandatory use with some verbs, like ‘korkmak’
Don’t be afraid to talk to the boss.
Patronla konusmaktan korkma.
Meaningless, but mandatory use with some verbs, like ‘nefret etmek’
I hate cold weather.
Soguk havadan nefret ediyorum.
Meaningless, but mandatory use with some verbs, like ‘hoslanmak’
I liked Paris in the Autumn.
Son baharda Paristen hoslandIm.
Meaningless, but mandatory use with some verbs, like ‘yararlanmak’
Studying is easier when you can make good use of the large public libraries.
Büyük halk kitaplIklarIndan yararlanIlabildigi zaman çalIsma daha kolaydIr.
A Common Use of the 'den' Suffix -- In comparative or relational constructions
As a Comparison/Relation Facilitator
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