No. 7 in Turkish
ise
The Turkish word "ise" means "however," "whereas," or "as for."
In a sentence
Ben evde çalışıyordum, o ise dışarıda oynuyordu.
I was working at home, whereas he was playing outside.
The word 'ise' is used here to contrast the actions of two different subjects.
Kitapları almayı düşündüm; dergi ise ilgimi çekmedi.
I considered buying the books; however, the magazine did not interest me.
In this sentence, 'ise' introduces a contrasting element between two objects.
Eğer hava güneşliyse, parka gidebiliriz.
If the weather is sunny, we can go to the park.
Here, the word 'ise' is part of the conditional conjunction 'güneşliyse' meaning 'if it is sunny'.
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