No. 460 in Turkish
gördü
"Saw" (past tense of "see").
In a sentence
O, dün gece muhteşem bir rüya gördü.
She had a wonderful dream last night.
Here, "gördü" means 'she saw,' and it is used metaphorically to mean the act of experiencing a dream.
Ahmet, iş yerindeki yeni düzenlemeleri gördü.
Ahmet saw the new arrangements at work.
In this sentence, "gördü" directly translates to 'saw,' indicating the act of perceiving with the eyes.
Bu belgeseli izleyince herkes gerçeği gördü.
When they watched this documentary, everyone saw the truth.
Here, "gördü" conveys the idea of coming to understand or realize something, as "seeing" can metaphorically mean understanding.
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