Onlardan

Onlardan is the ablative form of the Turkish personal pronoun onlar (they). It conveys the sense of origin or source and translates roughly as "from them" or "out of them." In Turkish, the ablative case is formed with the suffix -dan or -den, chosen by vowel harmony; since onlar ends with a back vowel, the suffix becomes -dan, producing onlardan. The form functions as a pronominal phrase or as part of a noun phrase in which the source is specified.

In usage, onlardan is most commonly employed to indicate that something comes from or is taken from a group of people. It can introduce relative or dependent clauses, or appear with other words to specify a subset or source. For example, onlardan gelen haber means “the news coming from them,” and onlardan biri geldi means “one of them came.” It can also appear in phrases like onlardan bazıları, meaning “some of them,” when used with a plural noun.

Grammatical notes: onlardan is the ablative case form of onlar and contrasts with other forms such as onlar (nominative they) and onların (their/possessive). The choice of suffix follows Turkish vowel harmony rules. While primarily used to denote origin, it can also appear in expressions indicating exclusion or separation from a group, depending on context and accompanying words.

See also: Turkish grammar, Ablative case, Pronouns in Turkish.