No. 748 in Turkish
söylüyor
"Is saying" or "says."
In a sentence
Öğretmen, dersin bitmesine beş dakika kaldığını söylüyor.
The teacher is saying that there are five minutes left until the class ends.
The word 'söylüyor' is used to express that the teacher is currently communicating information about the time left for the class.
Ali, yeni bir restoran denemeyi önerdiğini söylüyor.
Ali is saying that he suggested trying a new restaurant.
Here, 'söylüyor' is used to indicate that Ali is mentioning or recounting his suggestion about trying a new restaurant.
Hava durumu, yarın yağmur yağacağını söylüyor.
The weather forecast says that it will rain tomorrow.
In this example, 'söylüyor' describes the current information provided by the weather forecast indicating tomorrow's rain.
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