O busarkIyIöğrendikten başkaiyi de söyler.
'-madIktan ...'
(besides, apart from doing, in addition to doing)
baska
Besides being unable to speakTurkish, you don't know English either!
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It’s said thatyou can find a ghost in the old castle.
Eskisatoda bir hayalet bulundugundansöz ediliyor.
Meaningless, but mandatory use with some verbs, like ‘korkmak’
Babam, elli senttenbir kurusfazla harcamayacaksInIz, diyor.
As a Comparison/Relation Facilitator
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Mary is too young for John to marry.[In relation toJohn, Mary is so young that she can not marry with him.]
Mary, John’danonunla evlenemeyecek kadar küçüktür.
A Common Use of the 'den' Suffix --
In Idiomatic 'post-position' Constructions
Meaning of 'den' construction
A Common Use of the 'den' Suffix --
In comparative or relational constructions
Use/Meaning of 'den'
Helper word
English Example
Turkish Translation
As a Comparison/Relation Facilitator
Helper word
English Example
Turkish Translation
'-meden/madan'
(without)
none
He spokeimpulsively(without thinking).
Düşünmedensöyledi.
'-den/dan'
(since)
bu yana
As a Comparison/Relation Facilitator
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Mary loves him more than I do.[Compared tomy loving him, Mary loves (him) more.]
Mary onu benim sevdigimdendaha çok seviyor.
En büyük (yaslI) ogul onun en küçük erkek kardesindenbesyasdaha büyük.
As a Comparison/Relation Facilitator
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My Dad says we are to spend no more than 50 cents. [My dad says we can’t spend one kurus(old Turkish monetary unit)more than 50 cents.][My father, "In relation to50 cents, you can't spend one kurusmore," he says.]
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 carout of (from)the garage and brought it to the front of the house.
Hüseyin arabayıgarajdançıkardıve evin önüne getirdi.
'from'
none
Mrs. Dalrimple buys fresh bread and cakefromthe bakery on Thursdays.
Bayan Dalrimple Perşembe günlerifırındantaze kek ve ekmek alır.
She's been in bed with the flusinceSaturday.
Cumartesiden bu yanagripten yataktaydI.
'-meden/madan ...'
(before)
önce
Five minutesbefore we left, I became ill.
Türkçe konusamadIktan başka, İngilizce de bilmezsin!
'-diginden ...'
(besides the fact, apart from the fact, in addition to the fact)
baska
Apart from the fact that he doesn't paythe rent, he's a very nice tenant.
Meaningless, but frequent use with some verbs, like ‘(yukarI) çIkmak’
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He went upthe ladder.
MerdivendenyukarIçIktI.
Meaningless, but frequent use with some verbs, like ‘geçmek’
BizayrIlmadanbesdakikaönce, rahatsIz oldum.
'-dikten/dIktan ...'
(besides, apart from doing, in addition to doing)
baska
In addition to learningthis song, he can sing it well too.
'from'
none
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.
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 'imdi okuldasınız. OkuldançIkIn ve sola dönün. Biraz ilerde trafikışığıvar. Trafikışığındansağa dönün ve biraz yürüyün. Sonra ilk yoldansola dönün ve doğru gidin. Sağtarafta ilk büyük bina kütüphanedir.
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Theyalwaysgo by(pass) the post office.
Her zaman postanenin yanIndan(önünden)geçerler.
Meaningless, but mandatory use with some verbs, like ‘söz etmek’
As a Comparison/Relation Facilitator
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John is smarter than either one of his brothers.[Compared toboth his brothers, John is smarter.]
John (erkek) kardeslerinin ikisinden(her biriden) de daha zekidir.
As a Comparison/Relation Facilitator
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His eldest son is five years older than the youngest son.[Compared tohis youngest son, the eldest son is 5 years older.]