No. 639 in Turkish
yanına
"Yanına" means "next to" or "beside" someone/something.
In a sentence
Kitabı çantasının yanına koydu.
He/she placed the book next to his/her bag.
'Yanına' denotes the spatial relation 'next to,' indicating the position of the book relative to the bag.
Arkadaşının yanına oturdu.
He/she sat next to his/her friend.
'Yanına' again signifies 'next to,' here describing the act of sitting beside a friend.
Tatilde köyümüzün yanına bir otel yaptılar.
They built a hotel next to our village during the vacation.
'Yanına' here conveys proximity, illustrating how close the hotel is to the village.
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