No. 236 in Turkish
öte
"Öte" means "beyond" or "the other side" in English.
In a sentence
Dağın öte yüzünde bir köy vardı.
There was a village on the other side of the mountain.
Here, "öte" is used to mean "other," pointing to a spatial direction or another side.
Bu işin ötesinde başka sorumluluklar da var.
Beyond this work, there are also other responsibilities.
In this sentence, "öte" implies "beyond," indicating the existence of something further.
Hayatın ötesine dair düşünceler herkesin aklına gelir.
Thoughts about what lies beyond life occur to everyone.
Here, "öte" conveys "beyond," often used in a more abstract or existential sense.
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