This is the 15401st most frequent Turkish word.
sıkıştığı
"Trapped" or "stuck."
In this sentence, 'sıkıştığı' describes the state of being stuck or wedged in a physical location.
Arabası dar bir sokakta sıkıştığı için geç kaldı.
He was late because his car was stuck in a narrow street.
Here, 'sıkıştığı' implies being in a difficult or confining situation, metaphorically stuck.
Sıkıştığı durumu annesine anlattı ve ondan yardım istedi.
He explained the predicament he was stuck in to his mother and asked for help.
In this case, 'sıkıştığı' refers to a physical object being stuck in a specific place.