No. 226 in Turkish
alıyor
"Alıyor" means "he/she/it is taking" or "he/she/it takes."
In a sentence
Ali her sabah fırından ekmek alıyor.
Ali buys bread from the bakery every morning.
Here, 'alıyor' is used to mean 'he/she/it buys,' denoting a habitual action.
Yağmur başlayınca şemsiyesini alıyor.
When it starts raining, he/she takes his/her umbrella.
In this sentence, 'alıyor' implies 'he/she takes,' referring to the act of picking something up.
Bu olaydan ders alıyor.
He/she learns a lesson from this event.
The word 'alıyor' here is metaphorically used as 'he/she learns,' showing a figurative application of the term.
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