yerlerine

yerlerine

"Yerlerine" means "to their places" or "instead of them" in English, depending on context.

Here, 'yerine' is used to indicate substitution or preference for the library over the cinema.

Ali ve Ayşe sinemaya gitmek yerine kütüphaneye gitmeye karar verdi.

Ali and Ayşe decided to go to the library instead of going to the cinema.

In this sentence, 'yerlerine' refers to the locations or spots meant for the books.

Kitapları raftaki yerlerine düzgünce yerleştirdim.

I arranged the books neatly in their places on the shelf.

In this usage, 'yerlerine' means 'instead of them', showing replacement of the suggested meeting spot.

İş arkadaşlarım barda buluşmayı önerdi ama ben onların yerlerine sinemaya gittim.

My colleagues suggested meeting at the bar, but I went to the cinema instead of them.