No. 283 in Turkish
başında
"Başında" means "at the beginning of" or "on/at (someone's) head" depending on context.
In a sentence
Evin başında büyük bir ağaç var.
There is a big tree at the top of the house.
Here, 'başında' implies a position or location, indicating where the tree is situated.
Olayın başında her şey oldukça sakin görünüyordu.
At the beginning of the event, everything seemed quite calm.
In this sentence, 'başında' refers to the start or the beginning of the event, indicating a temporal context.
Sabahın başında güzel bir kahve içtim.
At the start of the morning, I had a nice coffee.
This usage of 'başında' denotes a temporal beginning, relating to the early time of the day.
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