No. 3,287 in Turkish
hayvanın
"Hayvanın" means "of the animal" or "the animal's" in English.
In a sentence
Hayvanın kuyruğu çok uzun.
The animal's tail is very long.
In this sentence, 'hayvanın' functions as a possessive noun, where the suffix '-ın' indicates possession.
Hayvanın sesi gece boyunca duyuldu.
The animal's voice was heard throughout the night.
Here, 'hayvanın' again denotes possession, specifically associating the sound with the animal.
Hayvanın ne kadar büyük olduğunu gördün mü?
Did you see how big the animal is?
In this instance, 'hayvanın' is used to refer to the animal in a descriptive context, still maintaining a possessive meaning for emphasis.
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