No. 1,651 in Turkish
yatan
"Yatan" means "lying" or "reclining" in English.
In a sentence
Kanepede yatan kedi çok huzurlu görünüyor.
The cat lying on the couch looks very peaceful.
Here, "yatan" describes the state of the cat lying on the couch, functioning as a present participle.
Gece boyunca yatan hasta sabah daha iyi hissetti.
The patient who lay down during the night felt better in the morning.
In this sentence, "yatan" is used to signify 'the one who lay (during the night)' in past context, acting as a noun-like adjective.
Uzun süre yatan tohumlar filizlenmeye başladı.
The seeds that had been lying dormant for a long time started to sprout.
Here, "yatan" is used to describe the seeds in a specific state (lying dormant), attributing a condition or characteristic.
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