No. 446 in Turkish
yönünde
"Yönünde" means "in the direction of" or "regarding."
In a sentence
Rüzgar güney yönünde esiyor.
The wind is blowing in the southern direction.
In this sentence, "yönünde" specifies a literal direction, indicating the orientation (southern) of the wind.
Bu sorun hakkında senin fikrin yönünde hareket edeceğiz.
We will act according to your opinion about this issue.
Here, "yönünde" is used to express alignment or agreement with a certain perspective or opinion.
Hükümet ekonomi yönünde reformlar yapmayı planlıyor.
The government plans to implement reforms in the realm of the economy.
In this example, "yönünde" signifies the domain or area (economy) related to the reforms.
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