French - Turkish Dictionary
/də/
The French preposition de expresses possession (belonging to) and origin or source. In Turkish, it is rendered by possessive suffixes (-in, -ın, -ün, -un) or ablative suffixes (-den, -dan, -ten, -tan), depending on vowel harmony and the specific sense.
| # | Type | French | Turkish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | preposition | de possessive genitive: belonging to | -in |
| 2 | preposition | de possessive genitive: belonging to | -ın |
| 3 | preposition | de possessive genitive: belonging to | -ün |
| 4 | preposition | de possessive genitive: belonging to | -un |
| 5 | preposition | de with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at | -den |
| 6 | preposition | de with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at | -dan |
| 7 | preposition | de with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at | -ten |
| 8 | preposition | de with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at | -tan |
| 9 | preposition | de with the source or provenance of or at | -den |
| 10 | preposition | de with the source or provenance of or at | -dan |
| 11 | preposition | de with the source or provenance of or at | -ten |
| 12 | preposition | de with the source or provenance of or at | -tan |
| 13 | preposition | de indicates creator of a work | tarafindan |
C'est le livre de Marie.
Bu, Marya'nın kitabıdır.
Il vient de Paris.
O, Paris'ten geliyor.
Ce roman a été écrit de Balzac.
Bu roman Balzak tarafından yazılmıştır.
The Turkish suffix chosen depends on vowel harmony rules and the final vowel or consonant of the word it attaches to. When de indicates the creator or author of a work, use tarafından in Turkish.
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