No. 162 in Turkish
yaşayan
"Living" or "alive."
In a sentence
O, kitapta adı geçen efsanevi bir kahramandır; hala yaşayan bir efsane olarak anılır.
He is a legendary hero mentioned in the book; he is still referred to as a living legend.
In this sentence, 'yaşayan' is used as an adjective meaning 'living' to describe the legend being alive or existing.
Bahçede yaşayan serçeleri izlemek çok keyifli.
Watching the sparrows living in the garden is very enjoyable.
Here, 'yaşayan' functions as an adjective, modifying 'serçeleri' (sparrows) to specify that they live in the garden.
Dünyanın en tehlikeli bölgelerinde yaşayan insanlara yardım etmek önemlidir.
It is important to help people living in the most dangerous regions of the world.
In this example, 'yaşayan' serves as a descriptive adjective for 'insanlara' (people), indicating their habitation in a particular region.
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