No. 511 in Turkish
yaş
"Yaş" means "age" or "wet" in English, depending on the context.
In a sentence
Yaşı küçük olanlara saygılı davranmalıyız.
We should treat younger people with respect.
In this sentence, 'yaş' refers to 'age' and is used in the context of someone's age.
Evin duvarları çok yaş olmuş, yeniden boyamak gerek.
The walls of the house are very damp; we need to repaint them.
Here, 'yaş' means 'damp' or 'wet', describing the condition of the walls.
Yaş meyveleri hemen tüketmelisin, yoksa bozulurlar.
You should consume the fresh fruits immediately, or they will spoil.
In this case, 'yaş' means 'fresh' and is used to describe fruits being fresh and not dried.
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