No. 2,917 in Turkish
ortaokulu
"Ortaokulu" means "middle school" in English.
In a sentence
Ahmet ortaokulu başarıyla bitirdi.
Ahmet successfully graduated from middle school.
Here, 'ortaokulu' is used to refer to the institution of middle school, implying the completion of its corresponding education program.
Ortaokulu çok sevdiğim için öğretmen olmak istedim.
I wanted to become a teacher because I loved middle school very much.
In this case, 'ortaokulu' refers directly to the middle school experience, influencing the individual's career choice.
Ortaokulu ve lisesi aynı semtteydi.
His middle school and high school were in the same neighborhood.
The term 'ortaokulu' here represents the specific middle school a person attended, emphasizing its location relative to the high school.
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