No. 820 in Turkish
neredeyse
Almost.
In a sentence
Neredeyse okula geç kalıyordum.
I was almost late to school.
In this sentence, 'neredeyse' indicates that the action (being late) was on the verge of happening but ultimately did not occur.
Sınavdaki tüm soruları neredeyse doğru cevapladım.
I answered almost all of the questions on the exam correctly.
Here, 'neredeyse' expresses an approximation referring to the number of correctly answered questions.
Neredeyse her gün spor yapıyorum.
I exercise almost every day.
In this sentence, 'neredeyse' signifies the speaker performs the action (exercising) nearly daily, but with some exceptions.
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