No. 3,496 in Turkish
olağan
Ordinary; usual; normal.
In a sentence
Bu, oldukça olağan bir durumdur.
This is quite a usual situation.
The word 'olağan' means 'usual' or 'normal' and describes something that is expected or not extraordinary.
Olağan şartlarda, toplantı her ay yapılır.
Under usual circumstances, the meeting takes place every month.
Here, 'olağan' refers to 'ordinary' or 'typical' conditions, making it synonymous with 'regular' or 'standard.'
Maalesef, bu yılki olaylar olağan değildi.
Unfortunately, the events of this year were not usual.
'Olağan' in this context denotes 'normal,' and its negation expresses that the events were extraordinary or unexpected.
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