No. 454 in Turkish
merkezi
"Merkezi" means "central" in English.
In a sentence
Türkçe öğrenim merkezi çok kalabalık.
The Turkish learning center is very crowded.
Here, 'merkezi' (center) functions as a noun modified by 'Türkçe öğrenim' (Turkish learning), describing a location used for learning Turkish.
Projeyi merkezi olarak yönetiyoruz.
We manage the project centrally.
In this context, 'merkezi olarak' (centrally) acts as an adverbial phrase derived from 'merkezi' (central), indicating the manner in which the management is performed.
Bu konuda merkezi bir yaklaşım benimsemeliyiz.
We should adopt a central approach on this matter.
Here, 'merkezi' (central) is used as an adjective modifying 'bir yaklaşım' (an approach), describing the nature of the approach as central.
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