No. 12 in Turkish
büyük
"Big" or "large."
In a sentence
Bu şehir çok büyük.
This city is very large.
In this sentence, 'büyük' is used as an adjective to describe the size of the city, meaning 'large' or 'big'.
Büyük bir masa aldık.
We bought a large table.
Here, 'büyük' is again an adjective but it describes the size of a table, emphasizing the purchase of a large one.
Büyük düşünmek her zaman avantaj sağlar.
Thinking big always provides an advantage.
'Büyük' in this sentence is used metaphorically to indicate 'big' in terms of ambition or mindset, suggesting a way of thinking expansively.
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