No. 2,267 in Turkish
basan
The Turkish word "basan" means "pressing" or "successful," depending on context.
In a sentence
Sorunu çözen kişi çalışkan bir öğrenci.
The person solving the problem is a hardworking student.
Here, "çözen" indicates someone who is solving something, formed from the verb "çözmek" (to solve).
Kitabı yazan yazar ödül kazandı.
The author who wrote the book won an award.
"Yazan" in this example means "writing" or "the one who writes," stemming from "yazmak" (to write).
Sınıfa giren öğretmen selam verdi.
The teacher who entered the classroom greeted everyone.
"Giren" in this case means "entering" or "the one who enters," derived from "girmek" (to enter).
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