No. 2,468 in Turkish
kendinden
"Of oneself" or "from itself."
In a sentence
O, başarılarından dolayı kendinden emin görünüyor.
He looks confident due to his achievements.
Here, 'kendinden' means 'of oneself', indicating confidence stemming from the person's own achievements.
Kendinden hiç beklenmeyecek bir davranış sergiledi.
He exhibited behavior that was completely unexpected of him.
'Kendinden' is used to suggest something originating from the person's character or usual behavior.
Bu tasarım, kendinden yapışkanlı özelliğe sahiptir.
This design has a self-adhesive property.
In this case, 'kendinden' denotes an inherent characteristic—something built-in or self-contained.
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