Word
Ondan başka tüm davetlilerde fıstık alerjisi var.
Meaning
Except for him, all the guests have a peanut allergy.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Ondan başka tüm davetlilerde fıstık alerjisi var.
o
that / he / she / it
var
there is / existent
tüm
all, entire
-den başka
besides / except for
Questions & Answers about Ondan başka tüm davetlilerde fıstık alerjisi var.
How is ondan başka formed to mean "except for him"?
The pronoun o (he/him) is combined with the ablative case suffix -dan (from) and the word başka (other). Because o is a pronoun ending in a vowel, it needs the buffer consonant -n- before the suffix, making it ondan. Together, the structure -dan başka means "other than" or "except for".
Can -dan başka also mean "in addition to"?
Yes! Depending on the context of the conversation, -dan başka can mean either "except for" (excluding the person or thing) or "besides / in addition to" (including them). In this sentence, logic tells us it means "except for", implying he is the only guest without the allergy.
Why is the locative case used on davetlilerde to say the guests "have" something?
Normally, possession uses the genitive case, as in benim arabam var (I have a car). However, when talking about illnesses, symptoms, or physical conditions, Turkish uses the locative case (-da/-de) plus var or yok. It literally translates to "on all the guests, a peanut allergy exists."
Why does alerji have the suffix -si at the end?