No. 64 in Turkish
kendi
"Self" or "own."
In a sentence
Kendi işimizi kendimiz yapıyoruz.
We do our work ourselves.
Emphasis on doing one's own work without help from others.
Ahmet kendi çantasında kitabını buldu.
Ahmet found his book in his own bag.
Specifying possession, emphasizing that the bag belongs to Ahmet.
Sorunu kendi yöntemlerimizle çözdük.
We solved the problem using our own methods.
Underlining that the methods used were uniquely theirs.
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