No. 3,727 in Turkish
yenerek
"Yenerek" means "by defeating" or "by winning" in English.
In a sentence
Rakibini yenerek turnuvayı kazandı.
By defeating the opponent, he won the tournament.
In this sentence, 'yenerek' is used to indicate the means or manner in which the subject accomplished winning the tournament—by defeating the opponent.
Problemi yenerek çözüm buldu.
By overcoming the problem, he found a solution.
Here, 'yenerek' demonstrates overcoming a challenge as the method leading to a solution.
Yorgunluğunu yenerek projeye devam etti.
By overcoming his fatigue, he continued working on the project.
In this example, 'yenerek' refers to surpassing a personal impediment (fatigue) to proceed with an activity.
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