okuldan

Okuldan is the ablative form of the Turkish noun okul, meaning school. In Turkish, the ablative case is indicated by the suffix -dan or -den, chosen according to vowel harmony: -dan after back vowels (a, ı, o, u) and -den after front vowels (e, i, ö, ü). Because okul ends with a consonant and the preceding vowel is back (u), the correct form is okuldan, meaning “from the school.”

Okuldan is used to express origin or starting point in space, time, or information. It denotes where someone or something comes from, or the source of an action or event. It can indicate movement from a place, for example, Okuldan eve yürüdüm (I walked from school to home). It can also refer to the source of information, as in Okuldan öğrendim (I learned it from school).

In everyday Turkish, okuldan can be combined with other elements to form phrases that specify direction, purpose, or sequence, such as Okuldan geldim (I came from school) or Okuldan çıkarken (while leaving the school). The form demonstrates Turkish’s use of post-genitive/ablative suffixes rather than separate prepositions to express spatial and source relationships.

Overall, okuldan is a common, neutral part of Turkish grammar used to denote origin or departure from the school in both literal and figurative contexts.