haradan

Azerbaijani

Alternative forms
  • hardan

Etymology

From ablative singular of hara

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈhɑr(ɑ)dan]
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Adverb

haradan

  1. whence, from what place
    Synonym: hayandan
    Hardan gəlirsən? ― Where are you coming from? Where are you heading from?
  2. how (as in 'how do/did you know?')
    Hardan bildin mən kiməm? ― How did you know who I was?

Usage notes
  • Despite haradan meaning 'from where', the usual way to ask someone where they originally are from is by using haralı, literally 'belonging to which place?'.

See also
Azerbaijani interrogative pro-forms
English Azerbaijani
what nə, (dialectal) nəmənə
who kim
which hansı
which (in a numbered series) neçənci
who (by occupation) nəçi
who (by origin) haralı
where (which place) hara, hayan, (colloquial) hanı, (dialectal) həncəri
where (at which place) harada, hayanda
whither (to which place) hara, haraya, hayana
whence (from which place) haradan, hayandan
when nə vaxt, nə zaman, haçan, (colloquial) havaxt
why niyə, nə üçün, neyçün
how necə, nətər, nə təhər, (archaic) nə tövr, nə cür, (dialectal) həncəri
how much nə qədər
how many neçə
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