No. 1,590 in Turkish
olmaktan
"Olmaktan" means "from being" or "of being" in English.
In a sentence
Mutlu olmaktan vazgeçmem.
I never give up being happy.
In this sentence, 'olmaktan' means 'being' and functions as a gerund-form verb linked to 'mutlu' (happy), describing a state or condition.
Başarılı olmaktan gurur duyuyoruz.
We are proud of being successful.
Here, 'olmaktan' conveys the meaning of 'being' in connection to 'başarılı' (successful), indicating an emotional response to a state or achievement.
Hata yapmaktan ders almak, güçlü olmaktan daha değerlidir.
Learning from making mistakes is more valuable than being strong.
In this context, 'olmaktan' forms the comparison 'daha değerlidir' (more valuable than), meaning 'being strong' ('güçlü olmak'), indicating comparison of states.
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