No. 1,325 in Turkish
kalma
The Turkish word "kalma" means "staying" or "remaining."
In a sentence
Bu otelde birkaç gün kalma planımız var.
We plan to stay at this hotel for a few days.
Used as a verb root 'kal-' meaning 'to stay', modified as a gerund noun 'kalma' indicating the act of staying.
Kalma süreniz doldu, lütfen odanızı boşaltın.
Your stay has ended, please vacate your room.
Used in a formal context to refer to the duration of the stay, 'kalma süresi' indicating the staying period.
Her zaman geç kalma huyun var.
You always have the habit of being late.
Utilized figuratively to express the action of being late with the verb root 'kal-' in 'kalma' emphasizing the action.
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