No. 3,815 in Turkish
üstten
"Üstten" means "from above" or "overhead" in English.
In a sentence
Kitaplıkta ikinci raftaki kitaplara üstten ulaşabilirsin.
You can reach the books on the second shelf in the bookcase from above.
The word "üstten" here means "from the top" and denotes the direction or manner in which the action of reaching is performed.
Uçak, kasabanın üstünden geçerek denize doğru ilerledi.
The airplane flew over the town heading towards the sea.
The word "üstten" is used to imply "above" or "over," signifying the spatial relationship between the airplane and the town.
Sunum sırasında birkaç ayrıntıyı üstten geçtik.
During the presentation, we went over some details briefly.
Here, "üstten" functions metaphorically to express a brief or superficial engagement with the details during the presentation.
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