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neden
The Turkish word "neden" means "why" or "reason" in English.
In a sentence
Neden geç kaldın?
Why are you late?
Here, 'neden' means 'why' and is used as an interrogative word to ask for the reason behind an action.
Geç kalmanın nedeni neydi?
What was the reason for being late?
In this sentence, 'neden' is used as 'reason' to refer to a cause or justification for something.
Bu projede başarısız olmanın nedeni farklı yaklaşımlar kullanmanızdı.
The reason for failing in this project was using different approaches.
Here, 'neden' also means 'reason' and is placed in a clause to specify the underlying cause of the situation described.
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