No. 58 in Azerbaijani

biri

"Someone," "one," or "anyone."

In a sentence

Biri mənə yardım etdi.
Someone helped me.
In this context, 'biri' uses the indefinite form to signify someone whose identity is not specified.
Kitablardan biri çox maraqlıdır.
One of the books is very interesting.
Here, 'biri' signifies 'one' chosen from a group or set, indicating a particular but unspecified item.
Ya biri, ya o biri seçməlisən.
You must choose either one or the other.
In this sentence, 'biri' is used to represent 'one' in a comparative or alternative choice scenario among two options.

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