No. 1,675 in Turkish
öldüğü
"Öldüğü" means "that he/she/it died" or "his/her/its death."
In a sentence
Onun kaza sonucu öldüğü bildirildi.
It was reported that he/she died as a result of the accident.
In this sentence, 'öldüğü' functions as a nominalized form of the verb 'ölmek' (to die), used to describe the event or state of someone dying.
Bize, bir efsanenin öldüğünü söylediler.
They told us that a legend has died.
Here, 'öldüğünü' serves as part of an embedded clause showing reported speech, nominalizing the act of dying to integrate into the larger sentence.
Bu odada birinin öldüğü belli oluyordu.
It was evident that someone had died in this room.
In this usage, 'öldüğü' depicts an implied past event and is used descriptively to relate to the evidence presented.
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