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Den Showing Sb/Sth Made Sth I Preposition Time

Level A1 
Kind preposition
Front from 
IPA  /frəm  strong form frɒm  ; US also frʌm  / preposition
Back  (yer, zaman) -den
Back 2

from (preposition)

 /frəm  strong form frɒm  ; US also frʌm  / preposition
 
 1 showing the place, direction or time that sb/sth starts or started
 (yer, zaman) -den
 Has the bus from London arrived?
 She comes home from work at 7 o'clock.
 a cold wind from the east
 Water was dripping from the tap.
 Peter's on holiday from next Friday.
 The supermarket is open from 8am till 8pm every day.
 2 showing the person who sent or gave sth
 (kişi) -den
 I got a letter from Roy this morning.
 I borrowed this jacket from my sister.
 a phone call from my father
 3 showing the origin of sb/sth
 (köken) -den
 ‘Where do you come from (Nerelisiniz)?’ ‘I'm from Australia (Avusturalyalıyım).’
 cheeses from France and Italy
 quotations from Shakespeare
 4 showing the material which is used to make sth
 (malzeme) -den
 Paper is made from wood.
 This sauce is made from cream and wine.
Made of nesnenin meydana geldiği malzemeden bahsederken kullanılır:
 a table made of wood
 a house made of bricks.
 5 showing the distance between two places
 (mesafe) -den
 The house is five miles from the town centre.
 I work not far from here.
 6 showing the point at which a series of prices, figures, etc., starts
 (fiyat) -den
 Our prices start from £2.50 a bottle.
 Tickets cost from £3 to £11.
 7 showing the state of sb/sth before a change
-den
 The time of the meeting has been changed from 7 to 8 o'clock.
 The article was translated from Russian into English.
 Things have gone from bad to worse.
 8 showing that sb/sth is taken away, removed or separated from sb/sth else
 (ayırma) -den
 Children don't like being separated from their parents for a long period.
 (in mathematics) 8 from 12 leaves 4.
 9 showing sth that you want to avoid
-den
 There was no shelter from the wind.
 This game will stop you from getting bored.
 10 showing the cause of sth
 (sebep) -den
 People in the camps are suffering from hunger and cold.
 11 showing the reason for making a judgement or forming an opinion
-den
 From what I heard last night, our jobs might not be as secure as we thought.
 You can tell quite a lot from somebody's handwriting.
 12 showing the difference between two people, places or things
 (fark) -den
 Can you tell margarine from butter?
 Is Portuguese very different from Spanish?
IDIOM
from … on
starting at a particular time and continuing for ever
-den itibaren
 She never spoke to him again from that day on.
 From now on you must earn your own living.
 

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