No. 4,747 in Turkish
devasa
Enormous, gigantic, massive.
In a sentence
Bu dağ gerçekten devasa.
This mountain is truly colossal.
In this sentence, 'devasa' is used as an adjective to describe the immense size of the mountain.
O binanın devasa kapıları var.
That building has enormous doors.
Here, 'devasa' modifies 'kapıları' (doors), emphasizing their spectacular largeness.
Devasa bir olay gerçekleşti geçen hafta.
A gigantic event occurred last week.
In this example, 'devasa' is used metaphorically to convey the magnitude of the event instead of its literal size.
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