To where, at where, from where — and the words that stand behind
Explaining the way means picking one of three tails and, if needed, adding a word after the noun. For example: “Kavşaktan sonra sağa dönün” — After the intersection turn right. A rule from the Turkish course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
Explaining the way means picking one of three tails and, if needed, adding a word after the noun.
The to-tail is -e/-a: durağa yürüdüm, sağa dönün. The at-tail is -de/-da: köşede bekliyorum. The from-tail is -den/-dan: buradan uzak mı. Which one goes with a verb the verb decides, and you learn it together with the verb.
Words like karşısında and arkasında stand after the noun, not in front of it. The noun takes the owner tail: postanenin karşısında, across from the post office.
The trap is kadar and doğru: they demand the to-tail. Sokağın sonuna kadar yürüyün, akşama doğru. But boyunca demands nothing: sokak boyunca.
Table
| the form | the meaning | what it demands | example |
|---|---|---|---|
| -e / -a | to where | — | durağa yürüdüm |
| -de / -da | at where | — | köşede bekliyorum |
| -den / -dan | from where | — | buradan uzak mı |
| karşısında | across from | the owner tail | bankanın karşısında |
| arkasında | behind | the owner tail | evin arkasında |
| kadar | as far as, until | the to-tail | sonuna kadar |
| doğru | toward | the to-tail | akşama doğru |
| boyunca | along, for the duration of | nothing | sokak boyunca |
By example
- Kavşaktan sonra sağa dönünAfter the intersection turn right
- Eczane postanenin karşısındaThe pharmacy is across from the post office
- Sokağın sonuna kadar yürüyünWalk to the end of the street
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
To where, at where, from where — and the words that stand behind: how does it work in Turkish?
Explaining the way means picking one of three tails and, if needed, adding a word after the noun.
What does it look like in an example sentence Turkish?
“Kavşaktan sonra sağa dönün” — After the intersection turn right. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.