No. 408 in Turkish
erken
The Turkish word "erken" means "early" in English.
In a sentence
Bugün işe erken geldim.
Today I came to work early.
The word 'erken' here functions as an adverb describing the time at which the action of coming to work takes place.
Erken kalkmak için alarm kurdum.
I set an alarm to wake up early.
In this sentence, 'erken' acts as an adverb indicating the time when the action of waking up is to be performed.
Sınava erken çalışmalısın.
You should study early for the exam.
Here, 'erken' is used as an adverb to suggest the time frame before the exam occurs during which the action of studying should take place.
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