No. 695 in Turkish
yavaş
Slow.
In a sentence
Lütfen daha yavaş konuş.
Please speak more slowly.
The word 'yavaş' is used as an adverb here, modifying the verb 'konuş' to specify the manner of speaking.
Yavaş yürüyerek etrafı seyrettik.
We walked slowly, watching around.
In this sentence, 'yavaş' functions as an adverb, describing the verb 'yürüyerek' to indicate the pace of walking.
Bu bilgisayar çok yavaş çalışıyor.
This computer works very slowly.
Here, 'yavaş' acts as an adverb, modifying the verb 'çalışıyor' to state the sluggishness of the computer's performance.
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