No. 2,235 in Turkish
almasına
"Almasına" means "for him/her/it to take/receive" or "taking/receiving."
In a sentence
Onun okulu bırakmasına kadar birçok neden vardı.
There were many reasons for him dropping out of school.
In this sentence, 'bırakmasına' is derived from the verb 'bırakmak' meaning 'to leave' or 'to drop'. The suffix '-masına' implies an action in its noun form, often translated as 'to...' or 'for...' in English. Here, it refers to the action of 'dropping' (of school).
Yağmurun erken yağmasına sevindim.
I was glad for the rain coming early.
'Yağmasına' comes from the verb 'yağmak,' meaning 'to rain'. The construction adds a sense similar to 'for raining' or 'that it rained'. It expresses the event of the rain in a nominalized form.
Kitabı almasına engel oldum.
I prevented him from taking the book.
'Almasına' in this context stems from 'almak', meaning 'to take' or 'to receive'. The structure gives a sense related to the act of 'taking' as an occurrence influenced in the sentence.
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