No. 1,392 in Turkish
yoldan
"Yoldan" means "from the road" or "off the road" in English.
In a sentence
Araç yoldan çıkıp tarlaya girdi.
The vehicle went off the road and entered the field.
In this sentence, 'yoldan' indicates that the vehicle deviated from the road as the starting point of its action.
Yoldan geçen adama selam verdim.
I greeted the man passing by on the road.
Here, 'yoldan' refers to the road the man is using as his pathway.
Yoldan geldim, çok yorgunum.
I just arrived from the road, I am very tired.
In this context, 'yoldan' specifies that the person is coming from a journey or travel.
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