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The 5 Common Uses of the 'den' Suffix...
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In Idiomatic 'post-position' Constructionswhats new
To denote directional meaning...
Mandatory or frequent use with some verbs...
To facilitate comparison/relation
In Certain 'Modern' Word an Phrase Interpretationswhats new

A Common Use of the 'den' Suffix --
To denote directional meaning
Meaning of 'den'
Helper word
English Example
Turkish Translation
'from' none 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.
'from' none Mrs. Dalrimple buys fresh bread and cake from the bakery on Thursdays. Bayan Dalrimple Persembe günleri fIrIndan taze kek ve ekmek alIr.
'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. 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.

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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'
Helper word
English Example
Turkish Translation
Meaningless, but frequent use with some verbs, like ‘memnun(mak)’ none I’m glad to return home again. Tekrar eve dönmekten memnunum.
Meaningless, but frequent use with some verbs, like ‘(yukarI) çIkmak’ none He went up the ladder. Merdivenden yukarI çIktI.
Meaningless, but frequent use with some verbs, like ‘geçmek’ none They always go by (pass) the post office. Her zaman postanenin yanIndan (önünden) geçerler.
Meaningless, but mandatory use with some verbs, like ‘söz etmek’ none 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’ none Don’t be afraid to talk to the boss. Patronla konusmaktan korkma.
Meaningless, but mandatory use with some verbs, like ‘nefret etmek’ none I hate cold weather. Soguk havadan nefret ediyorum.
Meaningless, but mandatory use with some verbs, like ‘hoslanmak’ none I liked Paris in the Autumn. Son baharda Paristen hoslandIm.
Meaningless, but mandatory use with some verbs, like ‘yararlanmak’ none Studying is easier when you can make good use of the large public libraries. Büyük halk kitaplIklarIndan yararlanIlabildigi zaman çalIsma daha kolaydIr.

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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 none I like Gümüldür much more than New Yawk City. [Compared to NYC, I like Gümüldür much more.] Gümüldürü New Yawk City’den daha çok begeniyorum.
As a Comparison/Relation Facilitator none We never have more money than we need. [Compared to our needs, it's never possible (to have) too much of our money.] Hiç bir zaman ihtiyacImIzdan fazla paramIz olmaz.
As a Comparison/Relation Facilitator none Mary loves him more than I do. [Compared to my loving him, Mary loves (him) more.] Mary onu benim sevdigimden daha çok seviyor.
As a Comparison/Relation Facilitator none He’s going to be taller than his father. [Compared to his father, he'll be taller.] BabasIndan daha uzun boylu olacak.
As a Comparison/Relation Facilitator none John is smarter than either one of his brothers. [Compared to both his brothers, John is smarter.] John (erkek) kardeslerinin ikisinden (her biriden) de daha zekidir.
As a Comparison/Relation Facilitator none His eldest son is five years older than the youngest son. [Compared to his youngest son, the eldest son is 5 years older.] En büyük (yaslI) ogul onun en küçük erkek kardesinden bes yas daha büyük.
As a Comparison/Relation Facilitator none 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 to 50 cents, you can't spend one kurus more," he says.] Babam, elli sentten bir kurus fazla harcamayacaksInIz, diyor.
As a Comparison/Relation Facilitator none Mary is too young for John to marry. [In relation to John, Mary is so young that she can not marry with him.] Mary, John’dan onunla evlenemeyecek kadar küçüktür.

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A Common Use of the 'den' Suffix --
In Idiomatic 'post-position' Constructionswhats new
Meaning of 'den' construction
Helper word
English Example
Turkish Translation
'-meden/madan'
(without) 		none He spoke impulsively (without thinking). Düsünmeden söyledi.
'-den/dan'
(since) 		bu yana She's been in bed with the flu since Saturday. Cumartesiden bu yana gripten yataktaydI.
'-meden/madan ...'
(before) 		önce Five minutes before we left, I became ill. Biz ayrIlmadan bes dakika önce, rahatsIz oldum.
'-dikten/dIktan ...'
(besides, apart from doing, in addition to doing) 		baska In addition to learning this song, he can sing it well too. O bu sarkIyI ögrendikten baska iyi de söyler.
'-madIktan ...'
(besides, apart from doing, in addition to doing) 		baska Besides being unable to speak Turkish, you don't know English either! Türkçe konusamadIktan baska, ingilizce de bilmezsin!
'-diginden ...'
(besides the fact, apart from the fact, in addition to the fact) 		baska Apart from the fact that he doesn't pay the rent, he's a very nice tenant. Ev kirasInI ödemediginden baska, aksine iyi de bir kiracI.
'-meden ...'
(before) 		evvel Don't light the Christmas tree lights before I get there. Ben gelmeden evvel Noel agacInIn IsIklarInI açmayInIz.

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A Common Use of the 'den' Suffix --
In Certain 'Modern' Word and Phrase Interpretationswhats new

Note: There is a thin line that determines whether an entry appears in this section or
in the former section (Idiomatic 'post-position' Constructions).

To help us make the determination, we used the word search feature of the Redhouse CD Dictionary.
And when, for example, we performed a word search for the word 'elinden',
we did find a specific dictionary listing for it -- so, you'll see 'elinden' in this section.

On the other hand, when we performed a CD word search for 'düsünmeden' we came up empty --
there was no specific entry for it in the Redhouse Dictionary.
But it's still an important example, so we included that word in the former section.
Modern word or phrase with 'den/dan'
Helper word
English Example
Turkish Translation
'neden'
(reason, cause) 		ile There's no battery! That's the reason (with that reason) the flashlight won't work. Pil yok! Fener o neden ile (nedenle) calIsamaz.
'bakImIndan'
(from the point of view of) 		none The house is in a beautiful spot, but it's no good from a traffic point of view. Ev çok güzel bir yerde, ama trafik bakImIndan iyi degil.
'dogrudan'
(directly) 		none Go directly to 'GO'. 'GO'ya dogrudan gidin!
'elinden'
(because of) 		none "I'm done for, sergeant, done for --
because of you!"
(A line from a Turkish folksong.)		 "YandIm çavus yandIm senin elinden!"
Devrik Cümlesi? Yes!
'aniden'
(suddenly) 		none Suddenly, the fat man exploded. Aniden sisko adam patladI.
'durmadan'
(without stopping) 		none He drank the whole glass of whisky without stopping. Bütün viski bardagInI durmadan içti.
'cidden'
(seriously) 		none Seriously, son. It's time you got a job. Cidden, oglum. Bir is bulman lâzIm.
'dünden'
(eagerly, 'from yesterday') 		none He has eagerly wanted to marry her. Onunla evlenmeye dünden razI idi.
'sIradan'
(ordinary, middling, mediocre)		 none We watched a very ordinary film on TV last night. Dün gece çok sIradan bir film seyrettik.
'kararlamadan'
(by estimating roughly)		 none By estimating roughly, add a cup of sugar to the cake. Keke kararlamadan bir fincan kadar seker ilave et.
'çekinmeden'
(without hesitating) 		none Without hesitating, Gus jumped on his horse and rode off. Gus, çekinmeden ata binip gitti.
'durup dinlenmeden'
(without a break, continuosly) 		none They studied for 5 hours without a break. Durup dinlenmeden bes saat [ders] çalIstIlar.
'bu yüzden'
(for this reason, because of this, therefore) 		none For this reason, Johnson died. Johnson, bu yüzden öldü.
'deminden'
(just now, a moment ago) 		beri I told you to shut up a little while ago, but you're still talking. Deminden beri sana sus diyorum, hâlâ konusuyorsun.
'gibilerden'
(as if to say, along the lines of) 		none He winked as if he wanted to say, "Well done." iyi ettin gibilerden
göz kIrptI.
From Redhouse CD Dictionary
'gibilerden'
(as if to say, along the lines of) 		none Write an article along the lines of, "The arms race should be stopped." Silahlanma yarIsI durdurulmalIdIr gibilerden bir makale yazIn.
From Redhouse CD Dictionary
'yalandan'
(pretending)		 none The swindler pretended to cry. ÜçkâgItçI yalandan agladI.
From Redhouse CD Dictionary
'yalandan'
(do something in a slipshod manner)		 none Just give the windows a quick swipe and let it go at that! Yalandan pencereleri bir siliver gitsin!
From Redhouse CD Dictionary
'çok geçmeden'
(soon, before long) 		none I soon got used to (car) driving in Turkey.
[whoop! whoop! hahahahahahahahahahaha!]		 Ben çok geçmeden Türkiyede araba kullanmaya alIstIm.
'den'
(tact)
O.K.
So, 'den' isn't a suffix here. It's an ordinary noun. But what kinda mail would we get -- should you run across it, and we hadn't mentioned it...? huuuhhh? 		none Caligula was a tactless fellow. Caligula densiz bir adamdI.
'denden'
(ditto marks)
another mis-leading noun... 		none "On a printed form, a 'ditto' sign is used on the line below (instead of the word or word group from the preceding line) for providing an easy way to avoid repeated writing of the same word or word group." "Bir çizelgede alt alta gelen aynI söz veya söz gruplarInIn birkaç kez yazIlmasInI önleyerek kolaylIk saglamak için birinci satIrIn altIndakiler yerine kulanIlan 'denden' isareti."
From Türk Dil Kurumu Sözlük

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