çatak

çatak

Fork, junction, or cleft.

Here, 'çatak' implies 'notched', referring to a physical flaw or breaking point that may appear on the knife due to wear.

Bu bıçak, et keserken çatak olabilir.

This knife can become notched when cutting meat.

In this context, 'çatak' refers to a 'fork', describing the point where the road splits.

Yolun sonunda küçük bir çatak vardı.

At the end of the road, there was a small fork.

Here, 'çatak' is used to describe a 'forked part', indicating a split or division, often in a geographically high or uneven area.

Dağın çatak yerinde bir çoban kulübesi duruyordu.

There was a shepherd's hut on the forked part of the mountain.