No. 95 in Azerbaijani

şəhər

"Şəhər" means "city" in English.

In a sentence

Şəhər böyük və gözəldir.
The city is large and beautiful.
In this sentence, 'şəhər' refers to a specific type of place, which is a city, described by its properties.
Biz hər gün şəhərə gedirik.
We go to the city every day.
Here, 'şəhər' is the destination of movement, meaning 'to the city' with the help of a case suffix.
Bu insanların çoxu kənddən şəhərlərə köçür.
Many of these people move from villages to cities.
In this context, 'şəhərlər' is the plural form emphasizing multiple cities as destinations of relocation.

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