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Azerbaijani
Suffix
| preceding vowel
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| A / I / O / U
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E / Ə / İ / Ö / Ü
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| -dan
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-dən
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-dən
- Ablative suffix.
- ev → evdən
- house → from house
- Çili → Çilidən
- Chile → from Chile
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 evi → dostumun evindən
- my friend's house → from my friend's house
Related terms
Khalaj
| preceding vowel
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| A / I / O / U
|
E / Ə / İ / Ö / Ü
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| -dan
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-dən
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *-den.
Suffix
-dən
- Forms ablative case
- Synonym: -də
Usage notes
- After third person possesive suffix, it takes the form -ñdən, -ñdan.
- həv (“house”) + -dən → həvîñdən (“from/her/its house”)
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