No. 97 in Turkish
ben
"I" (first-person singular pronoun).
In a sentence
Ben kitap okumayı severim.
I like reading books.
The word 'ben' is used as the subject pronoun 'I', explicitly indicating the speaker as the subject of the sentence.
Bu işi ben yaptım.
I did this job.
The word 'ben' is again the subject pronoun 'I', emphasized here to highlight the speaker's action or involvement.
Ben de seni özledim.
I missed you too.
The word 'ben' is followed by 'de' which means 'too', together expressing that the speaker shares the same sentiment of missing someone.
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