No. 819 in Turkish
nedeni
"Reason" or "cause."
In a sentence
Okula geç kalmamın nedeni sabah erken kalkamamamdır.
The reason I was late to school is that I couldn't wake up early in the morning.
Here, 'nedeni' is used as a noun meaning 'reason,' indicating the cause of an action or situation.
Bu kitabın en çok satanlar listesine girmesinin nedeni, çok ilgi çekici bir konusu olmasıdır.
The reason this book entered the best-sellers list is because it has a very engaging subject.
In this sentence, 'nedeni' expresses the cause or factor behind a specific outcome.
Sonuçları anlamanın en iyi yolu nedenini öğrenmektir.
The best way to understand the results is to learn the reason behind them.
Here, 'nedeni' is used to abstractly reference the cause, underlying the analysis of consequences.
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