No. 1,275 in Turkish
birden
"Birden" means "suddenly" or "all of a sudden" in English.
In a sentence
Birden gökyüzü karardı.
Suddenly, the sky darkened.
Here, 'birden' is used as an adverb meaning 'suddenly'.
Kapıyı birden açtı.
He/She opened the door abruptly.
In this sentence, 'birden' indicates an action performed in an abrupt manner.
Bu konu birden çok şekilde açıklanabilir.
This topic can be explained in more than one way.
In this context, 'birden' conveys the sense of 'more than one' or 'several'.
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