-dan

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dan"

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic -дан
Roman -dan
Perso-Arabic ـدان

Suffix

-dan

  1. Ablative suffix appended to nouns in harmony with the nouns' lastest vowels a, ı, o or u.
    maşınmaşından
    [the] car → from [the] car
    PeruPerudan
    Peru → from Peru

Usage notes

This suffix is to be preceded by an additional n when the noun it is appended to already ends with another suffix's vowel.

dostumun maşınıdostumun maşınından
my friend's car → from my friend's car

Derived terms

Category Azerbaijani words suffixed with -dan not found

Turkish

Suffix

-dan

  1. Used to form ablative of nouns.
    okul (school) + -danokuldan (from school)

Usage notes

  • It's used when the noun's last vowel is a back vowel.
  • It could be -den, when the noun's last vowel is a front vowel.
    köy + -danköyden
  • It could be -tan, when the noun's last consonant is "f", "s", "t", "k", "ç", "ş", "h" or "p".
    mutfak + -danmutfaktan
  • It must be used with an apostrophe while forming a proper noun.
    İstanbul + -danİstanbul'dan
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