Routes and source case
The dative -a/-e gives a destination: . After a vowel it has : . Directions use .
The ablative gives a source, from. Its endings are -dan, -den, -tan, -ten. Apply the same sound rules as the locative: .
A proper name has an apostrophe before these suffixes: . Pronouns take . With a third-person possessive, use buffer : , from his house.
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| I go home. | ||
| I go home. | ||
| I come from home. | ||
| I come from home. | ||
| I go to the station. | ||
| I go to the station. | ||
| I come from the street. | ||
| I come from the street. | ||
| I go to Ankara. | ||
| I go to Ankara. | ||
| I come from Hamburg. | ||
| I come from Hamburg. | ||
| He takes the key from me. | ||
| He takes the key from me. | ||
| I take the key from you, polite. | ||
| I take the key from you, polite. | ||
Eve gidiyorum.I go home.
Evden geliyorum.I come from home.
İstasyona gidiyorum.I go to the station.
Sokaktan geliyorum.I come from the street.
Ankara’ya gidiyorum.I go to Ankara.
Hamburg’dan geliyorum.I come from Hamburg.
Anahtarı benden alıyor.He takes the key from me.
Anahtarı sizden alıyorum.I take the key from you, polite.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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I go home.
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I come from home.
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I go to the station.
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I come from the street.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
gidiyorum.
I go home.
geliyorum.
I come from home.
gidiyorum.
I go to the station.
geliyorum.
I come from the street.
gidiyorum.
I go to Ankara.
geliyorum.
I come from Hamburg.
Anahtarı alıyor.
He takes the key from me.
Anahtarı alıyorum.
I take the key from you, polite.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
gidiyorum.
I go to the station.
geliyorum.
I come from the street.
gidiyorum.
I go to Ankara.
geliyorum.
I come from Hamburg.
Anahtarı alıyor.
He takes the key from me.
Anahtarı alıyorum.
I take the key from you, polite.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
I go home here.
I come from home here.
I go to the station here.
I come from the street here.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
I go home.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
I go home.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
I come from home.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
I come from home.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
I go to the station.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
I go to the station.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
I come from the street.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
I come from the street.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
