No. 563 in Turkish
beş
The Turkish word "beş" means "five" in English.
In a sentence
Saat beş oldu.
It is five o'clock.
Here, 'beş' is used as a numeral to indicate the time.
Beş elma satın aldım.
I bought five apples.
In this sentence, 'beş' quantifies the number of apples purchased, acting as a cardinal number.
Bu sınıfta yalnızca beş öğrenci var.
There are only five students in this class.
Here, 'beş' specifies the quantity of students, again working as a numeral.
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