No. 2,229 in Turkish
aksine
"On the contrary."
In a sentence
Herkes erken geleceğini söylüyordu ama o aksine geç kaldı.
Everyone was saying he would come early, but on the contrary, he was late.
'Aksine' is used here to mean 'on the contrary', contrasting the expectation with the outcome.
Benim aksime, kardeşim çok sabırlıdır.
Unlike me, my sibling is very patient.
'Aksine' with the possessive suffix '-im' is used to express 'unlike me', drawing a contrast between two subjects.
Planların aksine, etkinlik dışarıda yapıldı.
Contrary to the plans, the event was held outside.
'Aksine' shows contradiction to prior plans, used as 'contrary to'.
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