Ben okuldan sonra parkta yürüyorum.

I am walking in the park after school.

Breakdown of Ben okuldan sonra parkta yürüyorum.

• ben: I
• okul: the school
• park: the park
• sonra: after

Questions & Answers about Ben okuldan sonra parkta yürüyorum.

Why is ben included? Can I leave it out?

Yes, you can usually leave ben out.

Turkish verbs already show the subject, and yürüyorum means I am walking / I walk, so the -um ending already tells you it is I.

So both of these are natural:

• Ben okuldan sonra parkta yürüyorum.
• Okuldan sonra parkta yürüyorum.

Using ben adds emphasis, like:

• I walk in the park after school.

What does okuldan sonra literally mean?

It literally means after school.

Breakdown:

• okul = school
• -dan = from
• sonra = after

So okuldan sonra is literally after/from school, which is the normal Turkish way to say after school.

This same pattern is very common:

• işten sonra = after work
• yemekten sonra = after the meal / after eating
• dersten sonra = after class

Why is it okuldan and not just okul sonra?