No. 710 in Turkish
asker
"Soldier"
In a sentence
Asker sınırda nöbet tutuyor.
The soldier is on duty at the border.
Here, 'asker' is used to mean 'soldier', referring to a member of the military personnel.
Askerlik yapmak her Türk gencinin görevidir.
Serving in the military is every Turkish youth's duty.
In this sentence, 'askerlik' derived from 'asker' refers to the state or act of military service.
Kışlada birçok asker vardı.
There were many soldiers in the barracks.
Here, 'asker' is used in the plural sense (implicitly 'askerler') to denote a group of soldiers.
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