No. 316 in Turkish
benim
"My"
In a sentence
Bu kitap benim.
This book is mine.
In this sentence, 'benim' indicates possession, meaning 'mine'.
Benim arkadaşım çok çalışkan.
My friend is very hardworking.
Here, 'benim' reflects ownership and is equivalent to 'my' in English.
Soru benim cevabımdan farklıydı.
The question was different from my answer.
In this context, 'benim' is used to form the possessive, signifying the answer belongs to the speaker.
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