haradan

Azerbaijani

Alternative forms

• hardan

Etymology

From ablative singular of hara

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɑr(ɑ)dan]

• Audio:

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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