No. 3,086 in Turkish
bilin
"Bilin" means "be known" or "know" (imperative form) in English.
In a sentence
Herkes tarafından bilinsin ki, olanları yanlış anlamayın.
Let it be known by everyone that you should not misunderstand what happened.
Here, 'bilinsin' is the imperative form of the passive voice of 'bilmek', meaning 'to know'. It suggests something should be known by the subjects.
Bu tavsiyeyi uyguladığınızda başarıya ulaşacağınızı bilin.
Know that applying this advice will lead you to success.
In this sentence, 'bilin' is the imperative form of 'bilmek' directed towards a plural audience or formal singular audience, meaning 'to know' or 'be aware'.
Bilin ki hayat her zaman kolay değildir.
Know that life is not always easy.
'Bilin' here again is the imperative form of 'bilmek', used to directly instruct or inform the audience to be aware of the given information.
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