No. 1,458 in Turkish
adamın
"Adamın" means "the man's" in English, indicating possession.
In a sentence
Adamın arabası çok hızlı.
The man's car is very fast.
Here, 'adamın' is in the genitive case, indicating possession, showing that the car belongs to the man.
Adamın oyunlarını çok beğeniyorum.
I really like the man's games.
In this sentence, 'adamın' again shows possession, as it specifies that the games belong to the man.
Adamın karşısında oturdum.
I sat across from the man.
Here, 'adamın' is used to indicate location in reference to the man, with the accompanying postposition 'karşısında' referring to 'across' from him, showing its usage in a locative sense.
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