No. 895 in Turkish
hâlâ
"Still" (indicating continuation).
In a sentence
Hâlâ burada mı bekliyorsun?
Are you still waiting here?
In this sentence, 'hâlâ' is used to mean 'still', indicating that the waiting action is continuing.
Anlamadın mı hâlâ?
Have you not understood yet?
Here, 'hâlâ' conveys the sense of 'yet', expressing impatience or surprise that the understanding has not occurred.
Hâlâ ortak bir fikir bulamadınız mı?
Have you not found a common idea yet?
In this example, 'hâlâ' again means 'yet', showing that an anticipated conclusion, finding a common idea, has not been achieved till now.
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