No. 604 in Turkish
aya
The Turkish word "aya" means "to the moon" or "moon" in some contexts.
In a sentence
Ay ışığı bu gece çok parlak.
The moonlight is very bright tonight.
Here, 'ay' means 'moon' in Turkish.
Aya çıkmak bilimkurgu filmlerinde sıkça işlenen bir konudur.
Going to the moon is a topic frequently explored in science fiction movies.
In this sentence, 'aya' refers to 'the moon' as the destination in the allative case.
Aya giden adamın hikayesi tüm kasabada konuşuluyordu.
The story of the man who went to the moon was being talked about all over town.
Again, 'aya' refers to 'the moon' but in the context of describing an action directed towards it.
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