This is the 15650th most frequent Turkish word.
teknelere
"Teknelere" means "to the boats" in English.
The word "teknelere" here is used as the plural dative form of "tekne," meaning boats, indicating movement toward or onto the boats.
Balıkçılar sabah erken saatlerde teknelere binerek denize açıldılar.
The fishermen boarded the boats early in the morning and set out to sea.
"Teknelere" in this sentence implies movement toward the boats as a means of transportation, demonstrating its dative plural role.
Tatilde teknelere binerek çevredeki küçük adacıkları ziyaret ettik.
During the vacation, we boarded boats and visited the surrounding small islets.
Here, "teknelere" is used to show the recipient of the action (the boats were damaged), utilizing the dative plural form.