No. 2,672 in Turkish
yarısından
"Yarısından" means "from its half" or "than its half" in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
Elmanın yarısından biraz aldım.
I took a bit from half of the apple.
The word 'yarısından' refers to 'from half of' the apple by combining 'yarı' (half) with 'suffix indicating ablative case (-sından)'.
Kitabı yarısından sonra daha hızlı okudum.
I read the book faster after its halfway point.
Here 'yarısından' means 'after the halfway point' of the book.
Film yarısından itibaren heyecanlı olmaya başladı.
The movie started getting exciting from the halfway mark.
In this example, 'yarısından' denotes starting 'from the halfway mark' of the movie.
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