No. 1,163 in Turkish
ortadan
"Ortadan" means "from the middle" or "through the middle" in English.
In a sentence
Kitap bir anda ortadan kayboldu.
The book suddenly disappeared.
In this sentence, 'ortadan' implies 'from the middle' or 'from presence' indicating something disappearing suddenly.
Masayı odanın ortadan biraz daha sağa yerleştirdik.
We placed the table slightly to the right from the center of the room.
In this context, 'ortadan' signifies 'from the middle' or 'from the center' to denote spatial positioning.
Sorunu ortadan kaldırmak için çalışmalıyız.
We need to work on eliminating the problem.
Here, 'ortadan' means 'from existence' or 'entirely,' used in conjunction with 'remove' or similar actions to imply eradication.
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