No. 137 in Turkish
alınan
"Alınan" means "taken" or "received" in English.
In a sentence
Toplantıda alınan kararlar, resmi olarak açıklanacak.
The decisions taken during the meeting will be officially announced.
In this sentence, 'alınan' is used as a participle (verbal adjective) to modify the noun 'kararlar' (decisions), indicating that they are decisions that were taken.
Alınan eğitim, başarıya ulaşmak için yeterli oluyor.
The education received is sufficient to achieve success.
Here, 'alınan' serves to modify 'eğitim' (education), specifying that it is the education that was received.
Ödül, yarışmada alınan en yüksek puana verildi.
The award was given for the highest score obtained in the competition.
This usage shows 'alınan' as modifying 'en yüksek puan' (the highest score), indicating that it is the score obtained.
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