No. 210 in Turkish
çekti
"Çekti" means "he/she/it pulled" or "he/she/it endured" depending on the context.
In a sentence
Fotoğrafçı güzel bir kare çekti.
The photographer took a nice shot.
Here, 'çekti' comes from the verb 'çekmek' and means 'to take a photograph or picture.'
Araba malesef çamura saplandı ve sürücü onu zorla çekti.
Unfortunately, the car got stuck in the mud, and the driver pulled it out with difficulty.
Here, 'çekti' means 'pulled,' as in moving something towards oneself with effort.
O, kaderine razı oldu ve büyük bir sabırla hayatın çilesini çekti.
He accepted his fate and endured the hardships of life with great patience.
Here, 'çekti' expresses enduring or bearing something challenging.
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