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Dative & Ablative

-e (to) and -den (from)

Dative -e = 'to / toward'

Direction, recipient.

📊 Dative & ablative
Case Suffix Example
dative (to) -e / -a eve, okula
ablative (from) -den / -dan evden, okuldan
after voiceless -ten / -tan uçaktan
💬 Examples
Okula gidiyorum.
I'm going to school.
📝 okul + -a (dative)
Sana verdim.
I gave (it) to you.
📝 sen → sana (irregular dative)
Ablative -den = 'from / out of'

Source, origin.

💬 Examples
Evden çıktım.
I left the house (from home).
📝 ev + -den (ablative)
İstanbul'dan geldim.
I came from Istanbul.
📝 -dan = from
Many verbs select a specific case

e.g. başlamak takes the dative.

💬 Examples
İşe başladım.
I started work.
📝 başlamak + dative (işe)
Senden korkuyorum.
I'm afraid of you.
📝 korkmak + ablative (senden)