No. 276 in Turkish
satın
The Turkish word "satın" means "to buy" or "purchase."
In a sentence
Kitabı satın aldım.
I purchased the book.
In this sentence, 'satın' functions as part of the phrase 'satın almak', which means 'to purchase'. 'Satın' alone is not used without 'almak' when used as a verb in this way.
Satın almayı planlıyorum.
I am planning to purchase.
Here, 'satın' is again part of the verb phrase 'satın almak'. It is accompanied by 'almak' in its infinitive form to describe the action of buying.
Arkadaşım bana hediye almak yerine, satın almak istedi.
Instead of gifting me, my friend preferred buying.
In this example, 'satın' is part of 'satın almak' and shows the preference of buying rather than gifting.
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