No. 2,193 in Turkish
ondan
"From him/her/it" or "than him/her/it."
In a sentence
Ondan bana bir haber geldi.
I received news from them.
In this sentence, "ondan" means "from him/her/it." It refers to the source of the action, indicating from whom the news was received.
Kalemi ondan aldım.
I got the pen from him/her.
Here, "ondan" is used to mean "from him/her." It indicates the entity from which the pen was received.
Soruyu bilmiyordu, ondan sessiz kaldı.
He/she/it didn’t know the answer, therefore he/she/it remained silent.
In this example, "ondan" means "therefore" or "because of that." It is used to indicate the reason for an action.
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