No. 1,781 in Turkish
atarak
"Atarak" means "by throwing" or "throwing" in English.
In a sentence
Kitabı masanın üzerine atarak ona bir jest yaptım.
By throwing the book onto the table, I made a gesture toward her.
In this sentence, 'atarak' is used as an -arak form from the verb 'atmak', denoting the action of throwing something as part of making a gesture.
Ödevini tamamlayıp öğretmene atarak hatalarını tartışmasını sağladı.
By completing the homework and throwing it to the teacher, he caused a discussion about the mistakes.
Here, 'atarak' shows the method of delivering the homework and initiating the discussion.
Topu arkadaşına doğru atarak oyuna dahil oldu.
By throwing the ball towards his friend, he joined the game.
'Atarak' depicts the preliminary action of tossing the ball to participate in the game.
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