No. 696 in Turkish
yerini
"Yerini" means "its place" or "his/her/its position" in English.
In a sentence
Yeni bilgisayar eski bilgisayarın yerini aldı.
The new computer replaced the old computer.
Here, 'yerini' means 'the position or place of,' referring to how the new computer took over the role or place of the old one.
Toplantıda herkes yerini aldı.
Everyone took their place in the meeting.
In this case, 'yerini' emphasizes possession and location, indicating that each individual occupied their assigned seat or spot.
Olayların yerini tam olarak hatırlayamıyorum.
I cannot recall the exact locations of the events.
Here, 'yerini' is used to refer to the specific locations of something, stressing the spatial details mentioned in the sentence.
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