No. 883 in Azerbaijani
məktəb
"School"
In a sentence
Mən hər gün məktəbə gedirəm.
I go to school every day.
In this sentence, 'məktəbə' refers to the place (school) and acts as the destination of the action of going.
Əsgər olmaq üçün hər bir gənc məktəbi bitirməlidir.
Every young person must finish school to become a soldier.
Here, 'məktəbi' is used to refer to the educational institution as a stepping stone in one's life journey.
Bu kənddə yalnız bir məktəb var.
There is only one school in this village.
In this example, 'məktəb' is used to indicate the existence of an educational institution in a specific location.
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