No. 208 in Turkish
karşıya
"Karşıya" means "to the opposite side" or "across" in English.
In a sentence
Karşıya geçmek için yola dikkatlice baktı.
She looked carefully at the road to cross to the other side.
Here, 'karşıya' refers to 'the other side', used in the context of crossing a path or road.
Odamın karşısındaki binadan bir ses duyuyorum.
I hear a sound coming from the building across from my room.
In this sentence, 'karşısındaki' (derived from 'karşıya') means 'across', indicating location.
Düşüncelerini onun karşısına açıkça koymalısın.
You should openly present your thoughts in front of him.
Here, 'karşısına' (derived from 'karşıya') means 'in front of someone', implying positional argument or confrontation.
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