No. 14 in Turkish
yer
"Yer" means "place," "ground," or "floor" in English.
In a sentence
Bu restoranın yeri çok merkezi.
The location of this restaurant is very central.
Here 'yer' refers to 'location' or 'place'.
Bu masada yer yok.
There is no space at this table.
In this context, 'yer' means 'space' or 'room'.
Onun yerine sen git.
You go instead of him.
In this sentence, 'yer' is part of 'yerine', meaning 'instead of'.
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