No. 709 in Turkish
anlatan
"Anlatan" means "one who explains" or "narrator."
In a sentence
Bu roman, bir çocuğun hayat hikayesini anlatan bir eserdir.
This novel is a work that narrates the life story of a child.
The word 'anlatan' is used as an attributive participle, modifying 'eserdir' to indicate that the work is narrating a story.
Dün, sınavlarda başarılı olmanın yollarını anlatan bir seminer vardı.
Yesterday, there was a seminar explaining the ways to succeed in exams.
Here, 'anlatan' describes 'seminar' by indicating that the seminar is providing explanation on a specific topic.
Annem, eski günlerde yaşadıklarını anlatan bir mektup yazmış.
My mother wrote a letter recounting her experiences from the old days.
In this case, 'anlatan' qualifies 'mektup' by showing the content of the letter which recounts past experiences.
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