No. 228 in Turkish
başına
"Başına" means "to/on/at/over his/her/its head" or "per" depending on the context.
In a sentence
Her sabah işe gitmeden önce başına şapka takar.
Every morning, he puts on a hat on his head before going to work.
In this sentence, 'başına' refers to the physical location 'on the head'.
Bu olay başına gelen en ilginç şeylerden biri oldu.
This event became one of the most interesting things that happened to you.
Here, 'başına' implies an occurrence or an event happening 'to someone'.
Evden çıkarken başına bir şey gelmesinden korkuyor.
He is afraid that something might happen to him when leaving the house.
In this context, 'başına' denotes the idea of something affecting 'someone', often implying a challenging or unfortunate occurrence.
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