Oradan

Oradan is a Turkish adverb meaning “from there.” It is formed from the demonstrative ora/orada (there) together with the ablative suffix -dan/-den, yielding oradan. The word marks the origin or starting point of an action, movement, or source of information, and it can modify verbs or clauses to indicate where something comes from.

In use, oradan answers questions about origin or starting point, such as “from where?” or “from that place.” It often appears with verbs of motion, as in oradan geçtim (I passed from there) or oradan geldim (I came from there). It can indicate the source of information: oradan öğrendim ki bu doğru (I learned that from there/that source). It can also be combined with time or sequence, for example oradan sonra (after that), to connect events starting from a point referenced by oradan.

Oradan contrasts with buradan (from here) and oraya (to there), reinforcing the idea of a spatial or contextual origin. It is versatile in colloquial and formal Turkish and is common in both spoken and written language for specifying location, direction, or source in relation to a discussed context.

Examples:

- Oradan geçme. (Don’t go through there.)

- Oradan geldim. (I came from there.)

- Oradan başlayalım. (Let’s start from there.)

- Oradan öğrendim ki bu doğru. (I learned that from there/that source.)