No. 427 in Turkish
dahi
The Turkish word "dahi" means "genius" or "also/too" depending on context.
In a sentence
O, bir bilim dalında dahi sayılır.
He is considered a genius in a field of science.
Here, 'dahi' means 'genius' or 'very intelligent person'.
Bu başarısını dahi ileri çalışmalara borçludur.
He owes even this success to further studies.
In this sentence, 'dahi' is used to mean 'even', emphasizing something unexpected or extraordinary.
Kitap okumayı ve dahi araştırma yapmayı çok severim.
I love reading books and also doing research.
Here, 'dahi' functions similarly to 'also' or 'and', connecting ideas in an additive manner.
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