No. 2,545 in Turkish
ortasına
"To the middle of" or "into the middle of."
In a sentence
Topun yuvarlandığı parkın tam ortasına düştüğünü gördük.
We saw that the ball fell right in the middle of the park where it was rolling.
The word "ortasına" here designates the specific position within the park being referred to, emphasizing its central location.
Gölün ortasına bir sandala bindik.
We boarded a small boat in the middle of the lake.
"Ortasına" signifies the central part of the lake, around which the context of the activity (boarding a boat) revolves.
Yarışmada ortasına kadar geldiğimizde nefesimiz kesildi.
In the competition, when we reached the middle, we were out of breath.
Here, "ortasına" represents the midpoint of the progress or position within the competition's course.
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