This is the 16204th most frequent Turkish word.
yakalayamadığı
"Yakalayamadığı" means "that he/she/it could not catch."
Here, 'yakalayamadığı' emphasizes the cat's failure to capture the bird, indicating an unsuccessful attempt at a physical action.
Kedinin yakalayamadığı kuş hızla uzaklaştı.
The bird that the cat couldn't catch quickly flew away.
In this context, 'yakalayamadığı' refers to the failed action of catching an object, specifically a ball in this scenario.
Oyun sırasında topu yakalayamadığı için oyun durdu.
The game paused because he couldn't catch the ball during the play.
In this sentence, 'yakalayamadığı' is used to describe the inability to catch up to a certain speed, thus signifying a failure in equaling or reaching something.