No. 2,609 in Turkish
ta
"Ta" in Turkish means "exactly" or "right at."
In a sentence
O, 16 yaşındayken ta Avustralya'ya taşındı.
When she was 16 years old, she moved all the way to Australia.
In this sentence, "ta" emphasizes the distance by giving a strong sense of "all the way".
Ta köyün ortasında bir çeşme var.
There is a fountain in the middle of the village.
Here, "ta" is used to specify exact location, emphasizing that the fountain is precisely at the village center.
Bu olay ta öteden beri biliniyor.
This event has been known for a very long time.
In this usage, "ta" serves to highlight a time period, effectively meaning "from long ago" or "since ancient times".
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