aksine

This is the 2229th most frequent Turkish word.


aksine

"On the contrary."


'Aksine' is used here to mean 'on the contrary', contrasting the expectation with the outcome.

Herkes erken geleceğini söylüyordu ama o aksine geç kaldı.

Everyone was saying he would come early, but on the contrary, he was late.


'Aksine' with the possessive suffix '-im' is used to express 'unlike me', drawing a contrast between two subjects.

Benim aksime, kardeşim çok sabırlıdır.

Unlike me, my sibling is very patient.


'Aksine' shows contradiction to prior plans, used as 'contrary to'.

Planların aksine, etkinlik dışarıda yapıldı.

Contrary to the plans, the event was held outside.