No. 726 in Turkish
elinde
"In (his/her/its) hand."
In a sentence
Çocuk, elinde bir balon tutuyor.
The child is holding a balloon in his hand.
In this sentence, 'elinde' means 'in his hand' to indicate possession or location.
Elinde yeterli para olmadığı için yeni bir telefon almadı.
He didn't buy a new phone because he didn't have enough money.
Here, 'elinde' refers to 'in his possession' metaphorically, indicating something available or owned.
Bu kadar sorumluluğun altına girmek elinde değil.
Taking on so many responsibilities is not under your control.
In this usage, 'elinde' metaphorically means 'in your control' or 'ability to handle'.
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