No. 468 in Turkish
okul
School.
In a sentence
Okul çok yakında, yürüyerek gidebilirim.
The school is very close; I can walk there.
Here, 'okul' refers to a physical building, the school.
Her sabah okula zamanında varıyorum.
I arrive at school on time every morning.
In this sentence, 'okula' (the dative case of 'okul') indicates movement towards a school.
Okul hayatı boyunca birçok şey öğrendim.
I learned many things throughout my school life.
Here, 'okul hayatı' ('school life') uses 'okul' in an abstract sense, referring to the experience related to schooling.
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