No. 4,939 in Turkish
futbolu
"Futbolu" means "the football" or "the soccer" in English, referring to the sport in the accusative case in Turkish.
In a sentence
Kardeşim futbolu çok sever.
My sibling likes football very much.
Here, 'futbolu' is the accusative form of 'futbol', used because 'sever' (likes) is a transitive verb that requires its direct object in the accusative form.
Biz her yaz tatilinde genellikle futbolu oynarız.
We usually play football during every summer vacation.
In this sentence, 'futbolu' is also in the accusative form, used as the direct object of the verb 'oynarız' (we play).
Futbolu öğrenmek için iyi bir antrenör buldum.
I found a good coach to learn football.
Here, 'futbolu' is the accusative form indicating the object of the infinitive 'öğrenmek' (to learn).
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