No. 4,664 in Turkish
bulmaya
"Bulmaya" means "to find" in English.
In a sentence
Arkadaşımı bulmaya çalışıyorum.
I am trying to find my friend.
The word "bulmaya" here is the dative form of "bulmak" (to find), combined with the infinitive -ma suffix, indicating an endeavor to perform the action (trying to find).
Anahtarını bulmaya yardım edeyim mi?
Shall I help you find your key?
In this sentence, "bulmaya" retains its dative infinitive form, used to convey the intent to assist in the process of finding.
Çözümü bulmaya yaklaşıyoruz.
We are getting close to finding the solution.
Here, "bulmaya" indicates an ongoing directional action towards finding a solution. Its dative case shows the directional aspect of the verb.
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