Turkish postpositions with the ablative case

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The following postpositions are used with ablative case complements:

Postposition	English meaning	Example
beri	since/for	geçen haftadan beri (since last week)
bu yana	since	nisandan bu yana (since April)
önce	before	partiden önce (before the party)
sonra	after	senden sonra (after you)
başka	apart from/other than	bundan başka (apart from this)
dolayı	because of	stresten dolayı (because of stress)

Lesson outline

1.Meanings of the postpositions
1.1.Beri (since/for)
1.1.1.Examples
1.2.Önce (before)
1.2.1.Examples
1.3.Sonra (after)
1.3.1.Examples
1.4.Başka (other than)
1.4.1.Examples
1.5.Dolayı (because of)
1.5.1.Examples
2.Exercises
2.1.Multiple choice exercise on the postpositions with the ablative case
2.2.Fill in the blanks exercise about the postpositions with the ablative case

Meanings of the postpositions

Postpositions with the ablative case can have more than one meaning.

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Beri (since/for)

The postposition 'beri' is used as the synonym for the prepositions 'since' and 'for' in English. When 'beri' is used in the meaning of 'for' it indicates the time period which happened before the moment that is talked about.

'Beri' and 'bu yana' have the same meaning when they are used in the meaning 'since.'

Examples

Dünden beri / bu yana bekliyorum. (I am waiting since yesterday.)
Cumadan beri / bu yana görüşmedik. (We didn't meet since Friday.)
Yıllardan beri seyahat etmiyor. (She didn't travel for years.)

Önce (before)

The postposition 'önce' has the meaning earlier/before than something or somebody.

Examples

Onlar benden önce dışarı çıktılar. (They went out before me.)
Saat sekizden önce burada olmalısın. (You should be here before eight o'clock.)

Sonra (after)

The postposition 'sonra' has the meaning after/later than something or somebody.

Examples

Sinemadan sonra eve gittim. (After the cinema, ı went home.)
Arkadaşımdan sonra sıra bende olacak. (After my friend, it will be my turn.)

Başka (other than)

The postposition 'başka' has the meaning 'apart from' or 'other than'.

Examples

Bundan başka bir şeye ihtiyacın var mı? (Do you need anything other than this?)
Odada Ahmet'ten başka kimse yoktu. (Apart from Ahmet, the room was empty.)

Dolayı (because of)

The postposition 'dolayı' is used to show cause and effect relationships and it has the same meaning as 'because of'.

Examples

Okuldan dolayı alışverişe gitmedik. (We didn't go to shopping because of the school.)
Yağmurdan dolayı evdeyim. (I am at home because of the rain.)

Exercises

Multiple choice exercise on the postpositions with the ablative case
Fill in the blanks exercise about the postpositions with the ablative case

Multiple choice exercise on the postpositions with the ablative case

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'I couldn't sleep because of the baby.'

Bebekten dolayı uyuyamadım.
Bebekten için uyuyamadım.

'Dün akşamdan beri konuşmadık.'

We didn't talk until last night.
We didn't talk since last night.

'Senden sonra kimse gelmedi.'

No one came after you.
No one came before you.

'Apart from their car, they also have a motorcycle.'

Arabadan sonra, motorları da var.
Arabadan başka, motorları da var.

'She ran before breakfast.'

Kahvaltıdan sonra koştu.
Kahvaltıdan önce koştu.

'I have not travelled since September.'

Nisandan bu yana seyehat etmedim.
Nisandan önce seyehat etmedim.

'Okulda benden başka kimse yoktu.'

Apart from me, the school was empty.
Because of me, the school was empty.

'Yemekten sonra döneceğiz.'

We will turn back after dinner.
We will turn back before dinner.

'I don't know any Spanish people other than you.'

Senden başka İspanyol tanımıyorum.
Senden dolayı İspanyol tanımıyorum.

'Since he bought a new phone, he is more happy.'

Yeni telefon aldığından sonra daha mutlu.
Yeni telefon aldığından beri daha mutlu.

Fill in the blanks exercise about the postpositions with the ablative case

Fill in the missing postposition's translations:

She is here since yesterday. -> Dünden burada.

I didn't meet with her for three days. -> Üç günden görüşmedik.

They finished their work before me. ->Onlar işlerini benden bitirdiler.

I will text you after breakfast. ->Kahvaltıdan sana mesaj atacağım.

She was crying because of happiness. ->Mutluluktan ağlıyordu.

Gelmeden önce beni arar mısın? ->Can you call me you come?

İşten sonra eve gittim. ->I went home work.

İtalya'dan başka Almanya'yı da gördüler. -> Italy, they also saw Germany.

Geldiğimden beri bir şey yemedim. ->I didn't eat something I come.

Benden dolayı geç kaldık. ->We are late me.