{"id":958,"date":"2025-12-22T09:26:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T09:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/?p=958"},"modified":"2025-12-22T09:26:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T09:26:48","slug":"since-for-turkish-dan-beri-dir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/since-for-turkish-dan-beri-dir\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Say &#8220;Since&#8221; and &#8220;For&#8221; in Turkish (-DAn beri\u00a0; -DIr)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Along with our article about <a href=\"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/telling-the-time-in-turkish\/\">time in Turkish<\/a>, here is a blog post to say &#8220;for&#8221; and &#8220;since&#8221;. The two structures to express duration and continuity in Turkish are <strong>-DAn beri<\/strong> and <strong>-DIr<\/strong>. They correspond broadly to <strong>\u201csince\u201d<\/strong> and <strong>\u201cfor\u201d<\/strong> in English, but they are not interchangeable. Lear below when to use each form, how they differ in meaning, and how to use them correctly in real-life sentences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/since-for-turkish-dan-beri-dir\/#Saying_%E2%80%9CSince%E2%80%9D_in_Turkish_-DAn_beri\" >Saying \u201cSince\u201d in Turkish: -DAn beri<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/since-for-turkish-dan-beri-dir\/#Saying_%E2%80%9CFor%E2%80%9D_in_Turkish_-DIr_-dIr\" >Saying \u201cFor\u201d in Turkish: -DIr \/ -dIr<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/since-for-turkish-dan-beri-dir\/#Summary_-DAn_beri_vs_-DIr\" >Summary -DAn beri vs -DIr<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Saying_%E2%80%9CSince%E2%80%9D_in_Turkish_-DAn_beri\"><\/span>Saying \u201cSince\u201d in Turkish: -DAn beri<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>-DAn beri<\/strong> expresses the <strong>starting point<\/strong> of an action or state that <strong>began in the past and is still ongoing<\/strong>. It answers the question: <em>Since when?<\/em> In English, it corresponds to <strong>\u201csince\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is how to use it: noun \/ time expression + <strong>-DAn beri<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here, we use the <a href=\"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/ablative-case-turkish\/\"><strong>ablative case in Turkish<\/strong><\/a> with the suffixes <strong>-dan\/-den\/-tan\/-ten<\/strong> following <a href=\"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/vowel-harmony-in-turkish\/\">the vowel harmony<\/a>. The ablative case expresses the idea of <strong>\u201cfrom\u201d or \u201cstarting from\u201d something<\/strong>. It is used to indicate the origin, source, or starting point of an action, whether in <strong>time<\/strong> or in <strong>space<\/strong>. When combined with <strong><em>beri<\/em> (\u201csince\u201d)<\/strong>, <strong>-DAn marks where or when an ongoing action began<\/strong>, which is why -DAn beri naturally corresponds to \u201csince\u201d in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Time reference (most common use)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You use <strong>-DAn beri<\/strong> when you want to specify <strong>when something started<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>D\u00fcnden beri evdeyim.<\/em> (I have been home since yesterday.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Babaannem ge\u00e7en haftadan beri hasta.<\/em> (My grandmother has been sick since last week.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>2021\u2019den beri dijital nomad olarak ya\u015f\u0131yorum.<\/em> (I have been living as a digital nomad since 2021.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Noel\u2019den beri arkada\u015flar\u0131mla g\u00f6r\u00fc\u015fmedik.<\/em> (We haven\u2019t met my friends since Christmas.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Pandemiden beri evde ekmek yap\u0131yoruz.<\/em> (We\u2019ve been baking bread at home since the pandemic.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Place reference (less common)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>-DAn beri<\/strong> can also indicate the <strong>starting point of a movement or journey<\/strong>, not just time. If we talk about a place here, there is still the idea of the time needed for the movement\/journey. The idea is the same: the action started at a specific place and is still continuing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Havaalan\u0131ndan beri bavulumu ta\u015f\u0131yorum.<\/em> (I\u2019ve been carrying my suitcase since the airport.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Taksim\u2019den beri y\u00fcr\u00fcyorum.<\/em> (I\u2019ve been walking since Taksim.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>K\u0131rklareli\u2019nden beri durmadan gidiyoruz. (We\u2019ve been going non-stop since K\u0131rklareli.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Saying_%E2%80%9CFor%E2%80%9D_in_Turkish_-DIr_-dIr\"><\/span>Saying \u201cFor\u201d in Turkish: -DIr \/ -dIr<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>-DIr<\/strong> expresses the <strong>duration<\/strong> of an action or state. It focuses on <strong>how long<\/strong> something has lasted, not on when it started. It answers the question: <em>For how long?<\/em> In English, it translates to <strong>\u201cfor\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is how to use it: duration + <strong>-DIr<\/strong>. The suffix -DIr is directly attached to the noun expressing the duration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note that the vowel harmony applies to the suffix: <em>-d\u0131r, -dir, -dur, -d\u00fcr<\/em>. Besides, in this structure, the starting point is <strong>not mentioned<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Common duration expressions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Turkish<\/th><th>Meaning<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>bir haftad\u0131r<\/strong><\/td><td>for a week<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>iki saattir<\/strong><\/td><td>for two hours<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>alt\u0131 ayd\u0131r<\/strong><\/td><td>for six months<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>uzun zamand\u0131r<\/strong><\/td><td>for a long time<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>y\u0131llard\u0131r<\/strong><\/td><td>for years<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>bir s\u00fcredir<\/strong><\/td><td>for a while<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>dakikalard\u0131r<\/strong><\/td><td>for minutes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Real-life examples<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Babaannem bir haftad\u0131r hasta.<\/em> (My grandmother has been sick for a week.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Alt\u0131 ayd\u0131r arkada\u015flar\u0131mla g\u00f6r\u00fc\u015fmedik.<\/em> (We haven\u2019t met my friends for six months.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Uzun zamand\u0131r ger\u00e7ekten lezzetli bir kebap yemedim.<\/em> (I haven\u2019t eaten a truly delicious kebab for a long time.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>\u0130ki saattir bu \u015fark\u0131 akl\u0131mda ama ismini hat\u0131rlam\u0131yorum.<\/em> (This song has been stuck in my head for two hours, but I can\u2019t remember its name.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Summary_-DAn_beri_vs_-DIr\"><\/span>Summary -DAn beri vs -DIr<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>English<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Turkish<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Focus<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>since yesterday<\/td><td><em>d\u00fcnden beri<\/em><\/td><td>starting point<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>since 2021<\/td><td><em>2021\u2019den beri<\/em><\/td><td>starting point<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>for a week<\/td><td><em>bir haftad\u0131r<\/em><\/td><td>duration<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>for two hours<\/td><td><em>iki saattir<\/em><\/td><td>duration<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key rule to remember:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you mention <strong>when it started<\/strong> \u2192 use <strong>-DAn beri<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you mention <strong>how long it has lasted<\/strong> \u2192 use <strong>-DIr<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To continue reading, learn <a href=\"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/comparatives-superlatives-turkish-daha-en\/\">how to use the comparatives &amp; superlatives in Turkish<\/a> with &#8220;daha&#8221; and &#8220;en&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/since-for-turkish-dan-beri-dir\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permalink to How to Say &#8220;Since&#8221; and &#8220;For&#8221; in Turkish (-DAn beri\u00a0; -DIr)\"><p>Learn how to say &#8220;since&#8221; and &#8220;for&#8221; in Turkish using -DAn beri and -DIr. 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