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When discussing strategies, especially in a game of chess, you often need to state which tactic or approach you favor. To express "in favor of," "on the side of," or "pro-" in Turkish, use the postposition **yana** preceded by a noun in the ablative case (**-DAn**).

### Forming the Structure

To build this structure, take the concept or action you support, add the ablative ending (**-dan**, **-den**, **-tan**, or **-ten** according to vowel harmony and consonant mutation), and follow it with the separate word **yana**.

- **hücumdan yana** (in favor of attack)
- **hamleden yana** (in favor of the move)
- **taktikten yana** (in favor of the tactic)

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### Stating Your Stance: "I am in favor of..."

To say "I *am* in favor of" or "you *are* in favor of," simply attach the "to be" personal suffixes directly to the word **yana**. Because **yana** ends in a vowel, remember to use the buffer letter **-y-** before suffixes that start with a vowel (like **-ım** for "I").

- **yanayım** (I am in favor of)
- **yanasın** (you are in favor of)
- **yana** (he/she/it is in favor of)

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To state that you are *not* in favor of something, use the separate negative word **değil** and attach the personal suffix to it, leaving **yana** unchanged.

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### Pairing with Action Verbs

While you can attach the "to be" suffixes directly to **yana**, it is also very common to use it with the auxiliary verb **olmak** (to be). Using **-den yana olmak** is especially useful for infinitive phrases, giving general advice, or constructing "if" statements.

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You can also pair **-den yana** with other verbs that involve choices, such as **karar vermek** (to decide) or **tercih yapmak** (to make a choice), to express making a decision *in favor of* a specific option.

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Expressing preference (-den yana)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

postposition

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Demonstrative pronouns (bu, şu, o)

Basic question words (kim, ne)

Plural nouns (-lar, -ler)

I am and you are (-(y)ım, -sın)

We, you, and they are (-(y)ız, -sınız)

Negative statements (değil)

Yes and no questions (mı, mi, mu, mü)

Questions with 'to be' (mısın, mıyım)

Numbers 1 to 10 (bir, iki, üç)

Numbers 11 to 20 (on bir, on iki)

Numbers by tens to 100 (otuz, kırk...)

Counting objects (tane)

The locative case (-da, -de)

Consonant assimilation (-ta, -te)

Asking where (nerede)

There is / there are (var)

There is not / there are not (yok)

Asking how many (kaç)

Infinitive verbs (-mak, -mek)

Informal commands (git, gel)

Negative commands (-ma, -me)

Polite and plural commands (-In, -InIz)

Basic word order

Present continuous for consonant roots (-iyor)

Present continuous for vowel roots (-iyor)

Present continuous personal suffixes (-iyorum)

Negative present continuous (-miyor)

Present continuous questions (-iyor mu)

Future plans with present continuous

The dative case (-(y)a, -(y)e)

Consonant mutation (k, t, p, ç to ğ, d, b, c)

From or out of (-dan / -den)

Directional question words (nereye, nereden)

First and second person possessives (-(i)m, -(i)n)

Third person possessive (-(s)i)

Plural possessives (-imiz, -iniz, -leri)

The genitive case (-(n)in)

Definite noun compounds (-nin ... -si)

Indefinite noun compounds (bare noun + -(s)i)

Possessive buffer letter (n)

Spatial postpositions (içinde, üstünde)

The definite direct object (-(y)ı, -(y)i)

Object question words (kimi, neyi)

Adjectives modifying nouns

Manner and choice questions (nasıl, hangi)

Basic degree modifiers (çok, biraz)

Comparisons (daha, en)

Days of the week

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The time question word (ne zaman)

Telling time (saat, buçuk)

Asking the time (saat kaç, saat kaçta)

Basic conjunctions (ve, ama, veya)

Causality conjunction (çünkü)

Means and accompaniment (ile, -(y)lA)

Purpose and beneficiaries (için)

Expressing desire (-mak istemek)

The past copula (-(y)DI)

The direct past tense (-DI)

Past tense personal suffixes (-DIm, -DIn)

Past tense negative (-mAdI)

Past tense questions (-DI mI)

Ordinal numbers (-(I)ncI)

Greetings and politeness

Saying 'too' (de, da)

Conversation fillers (şey, yani, hadi)

Conversational essentials

Reflexive pronouns (kendim, kendin)

Reciprocal pronouns (birbiri)

Indefinite pronouns for people (herkes, kimse)

Indefinite pronouns for things and places (her şey, hiçbir şey)

Conjunctions of consequence (bu yüzden, bu nedenle)

Correlative conjunctions (hem... hem, ne... ne)

Verbs taking the dative case (-e / -a)

Verbs taking the ablative case (-den / -dan)

Time origin (beri)

Time duration (-DIr)

Comparisons of similarity (gibi)

Comparisons of equality (kadar)

Perspectives (göre)

Verbal nouns (-mA / -mE)

Verbal nouns as objects (-mAyI / -mEyI)

Verbal nouns with the dative (-mAyA / -mEyA)

General necessity (lazım / gerek)

Personal necessity (-mAm lazım)

Third-person commands (-sIn / -sInlAr)

First person singular optative (-(y)AyIm)

Question	Answer
preference / choice	tercih
in favor of / on the side of	yana
My preference is always in favor of attack.	Benim tercihim her zaman hücumdan yana.
risky	riskli
I am in favor of a risky move in this position.	Ben bu pozisyonda riskli bir hamleden yanayım.
defensive / defender	savunmacı
passive	pasif
I am not in favor of a defensive and passive tactic.	Savunmacı ve pasif bir taktikten yana değilim.
Being in favor of a passive move is very risky.	Pasif bir hamleden yana olmak çok riskli.
to checkmate	mat etmek
sacrifice (act of giving up)	feda
I am in favor of a queen sacrifice to checkmate the opponent.	Rakibi mat etmek için vezir fedasından yanayım.
diagonal	çapraz
The defensive player decided in favor of a diagonal move.	Savunmacı oyuncu, çapraz bir hamleden yana karar verdi.
king (chess)	şah
aggressive	agresif
When you are going to attack the king, be in favor of an aggressive tactic.	Şaha saldıracağın zaman, agresif bir taktikten yana ol.
I have doubts about him being in favor of a risky and aggressive strategy.	Onun riskli ve agresif bir stratejiden yana olduğuna dair şüphelerim var.
If you are in favor of a diagonal move, you checkmate the king easily.	Çapraz bir hamleden yana olursan, şahı kolay mat edersin.
If he is not in favor of a queen sacrifice, he will lose the game.	Vezir fedasından yana olmazsa, oyunu kaybeder.
Fortunately, you made a choice in favor of protecting the king.	İyi ki şahı korumaktan yana bir tercih yaptın.