Annem pazardan taze pırasa aldı.

My mother bought fresh leeks from the market.

Breakdown of Annem pazardan taze pırasa aldı.

• taze: fresh
• benim: my
• almak: to buy
• -dan: from

Questions & Answers about Annem pazardan taze pırasa aldı.

What does annem mean exactly? Why isn’t it benim annem?

Annem means my mother.

It is made of:

• anne = mother
• -m = my

So:

• anne = mother
• annem = my mother

In Turkish, the possessive ending often makes benim unnecessary.
So annem already includes the idea of my.

You could say benim annem, but that usually adds emphasis, like:

• My mother (not someone else’s)

In a normal sentence, annem by itself is completely natural.

Why does pazar become pazardan?

The ending -dan means from.

So:

• pazar = market
• pazardan = from the market

This ending is called the ablative case. It often shows movement away from a place:

• evden = from the house
• okuldan = from school
• marketten = from the supermarket

So Annem pazardan... aldı tells us where she got the leeks: from the market.

Does pazar mean market or Sunday here?