No. 2,760 in Turkish
şimşek
Lightning
In a sentence
Gökyüzünde şimşek çaktı ve ardından gök gürlemeye başladı.
Lightning struck in the sky and then thunder began to rumble.
Here, 'şimşek' is used to describe the phenomenon of a lightning strike in the context of a natural event.
Bazen düşüncelerim şimşek gibi hızlı geçer.
Sometimes my thoughts pass as quickly as lightning.
In this sentence, 'şimşek' is used metaphorically to describe quickness or speed, comparing it to how fast lightning occurs.
Şimşek adlı takım bu yıl şampiyonluğu hedefliyor.
The team named Şimşek aims for the championship this year.
Here, 'Şimşek' is used as a proper noun, referring to the name of a sports team, demonstrating the usage of the word as a name.
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