metodlardan

Metodlardan is a Turkish word that functions as the ablative plural form of metod, meaning method. It translates roughly as “from the methods” or “of the methods” and is used to indicate origin, source, or a subset when referring to multiple methods in a sentence.

Morphology and etymology: Metod is a loanword in Turkish, derived from Greek via Latin and French traditions of scientific language. The plural suffix -lar is added to form metodlar, and the ablative suffix -dan is appended to yield metodlardan. Turkish vowel harmony governs the suffixes, and the word appears as a single unit in ordinary use. Although metot is another widely used form for “method” in Turkish, metodlardan is a valid construction for the plural-ablative combination of metod.

Usage: In academic or formal Turkish, metodlardan biri means “one of the methods,” and metodlardan birçok örnek vardır means “there are many examples among the methods.” The construction can mark origin or basis, as in Bu sonuçlar metodlardan elde edilen verilerle desteklenmiştir (“These results are supported by data obtained from the methods”) or refer to a subset: Metodlardan bazıları şu şekildedir (“Some of the methods are as follows”). It is common in research-writing to discuss multiple methods or to specify a particular method used in a study with this form.

See also: Metod, Metot, Yöntem, Bilimsel metotlar.