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......dAn ......a construction
1.This construction creates repetitions ;
a.by repeating same word ;
kulaktan kulağa ---> from ear to ear
Haber kulaktan kulağa yayıldı.
The news has spread [travelled] from ear to ear.
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Doğum oranı ülkeden ülkeye değişir.
The birth rate differs from one country to another.
a.by repeating different words ;
Arabayı tepeden tırnağa kontrol ettiler.
literal meaning ; They checked the car from top to toe.
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2. As time adverbial complement.
Onu akşamdan akşama görüyorum.
I see him/her [only] in the evenings.
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Dayım ramazandan ramazana geliyor.
My uncle comes only in Ramadan month.[every Ramadan]
3. Adverbs of Place complement.
Kuşlar çatıdan çatıya uçuyorlar.
The birds are flying from roof to roof. [from one roof to another]
Diyardan diyara göç ettiler.
They migrated from [one] land to [another] land.
4. State complement.
Konuşurken renkten renge girdi.
He/She changed from colour to colour while talking.
[His/Her face changed from colour to colour while talking. [from embarrassment]
5. Idiomatic expressions.
Bize olan biteni inceden inceye anlattı.
He told us what happened meticulously. [with all details,carefully]
6. With particles -kadar, -dek, -değin
Yerden göğe kadar haklısın.
Literally ; You are right from earth up to the sky.
[You are absolutely right]
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