No. 9 in Turkish
bin
"Bin" in Turkish means "thousand."
In a sentence
Ben bisikletime binmek istiyorum.
I want to ride my bicycle.
In this sentence, 'binmek' is a verb meaning 'to ride or get on' and is related to 'bin' when combined to form the action of mounting or riding.
Bu otoyolda her gün binlerce araba geçiyor.
Thousands of cars pass on this highway every day.
Here, 'binlerce' means 'thousands of', where 'bin' is used to denote the numerical value 1000.
Kitap dolabındaki kitap sayısı tam olarak bir bindir.
The number of books in the bookcase is exactly one thousand.
In this instance, 'bin' is used purely as the numeral for 1000, indicating a specific quantity.
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