No. 23 in Turkish
yıl
Year.
In a sentence
Bu yıl çok çalışacağız.
This year, we will work hard.
In this sentence, 'yıl' refers to the current period of 12 months, emphasizing a specific timeframe (this year).
Beş yıl sonra mezun olacağım.
I will graduate in five years.
Here, 'yıl' is used in a plural form to indicate multiple years, specifically a duration of time.
Her yıl aynı yere tatile gideriz.
Every year, we go to the same place for vacation.
In this case, 'yıl' is employed to describe a recurring time interval (every year).
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