No. 3,494 in Turkish
olaydan
"From the event" or "about the incident."
In a sentence
Olaydan sonra herkes evine döndü.
After the event, everyone returned to their homes.
The word 'olaydan' refers to some event, as derived from the root 'olay' (event) and 'dan' signifies 'from' or 'after' in this context.
Olaydan etkilenmiş gibi görünüyordu.
He looked like he was affected by the incident.
Here, 'olaydan' points to some incident that the subject was affected by, emphasizing 'from' as the source or cause.
Olaydan bahsetmek istemiyorum.
I do not want to talk about the matter.
In this sentence, 'olaydan' indicates a matter or event that the speaker wishes to avoid discussing, showing 'dan' as related to the subject of conversation.
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