No. 4,725 in Turkish
deki
"In the" or "on the", used to indicate location or possession within or on something.
In a sentence
Kitaptaki resimler çok güzel.
The pictures in the book are very beautiful.
In this sentence, 'deki' is attached to 'kitap' and used to specify the location ('in the book') of the pictures being described.
Masanın üstündeki tabak kırılmış.
The plate on the table is broken.
Here, 'deki' combined with 'üstün', forming 'üstündeki', indicates that the plate is located on the table.
Bahçedeki çiçekler açmaya başladı.
The flowers in the garden have started to bloom.
In this example, 'deki' appended to 'bahçe' specifies the flowers' location ('in the garden').
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