No. 2,108 in Turkish
altan
"Altan" means "crimson dawn" or "red sunrise" in Turkish.
In a sentence
Altan, bugün sinemaya gidecek.
Altan will go to the cinema today.
Here, 'Altan' is used as a person's proper name.
Masamız altına bir top kaçtı.
A ball rolled under our table.
In this sentence, 'altına' is derived from 'alt,' meaning 'under,' used with a possessive suffix and a directional ending indicating motion towards.
Altan da toplantıya katıldı.
Altan also attended the meeting.
In this sentence, 'Altan' is again used as a proper noun, but 'da' emphasizes his inclusion among attendees.
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