-den

See also: Appendix:Variations of "den"

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـدن (-den), from Old Anatolian Turkish ـدن (-den), from Proto-Turkic *-den.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdæn/

Suffix

	preceding vowel
	A / I / O / U	E / İ / Ö / Ü
default	-dan	-den
assimilated	-tan	-ten

-den

Used to form ablative of nouns.
‎köy (“village”) + ‎-den → ‎köyden (“from the village”)
of, from (indicating cause)
‎kanser (“cancer”) + ‎-den → ‎kanserden (“of cancer”)

Kanserden öldü. ― They died of cancer.
through, out of
Kitabını pencereden attı. ― They chucked their book out of the window.

Usage notes

It must be used with an apostrophe while forming a proper noun.
Türkiye - Türkiye'den

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