No. 4,521 in Turkish
açıp
The Turkish word "açıp" means "opening" or "having opened" in English.
In a sentence
Kitabın kapağını açıp okumaya başladım.
I opened the book's cover and started reading.
The word 'açıp' here is used as a connector within a sequential action, showing that an action of opening precedes the action of reading.
Televizyonu açıp haberleri izledik.
We turned on the television and watched the news.
In this sentence, 'açıp' indicates turning on the television as an initial action before watching the news.
Pencereyi açıp odayı havalandırdım.
I opened the window and ventilated the room.
Here, 'açıp' denotes the action of opening the window, leading to the sequential action of ventilating the room.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “açıp” in actual Turkish podcasts.
Find “açıp” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Turkish podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Türkçe, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Turkish books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).