No. 2,683 in Turkish
yerlerine
"Yerlerine" means "to their places" or "instead of them" in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
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.
Here, 'yerine' is used to indicate substitution or preference for the library over the cinema.
Kitapları raftaki yerlerine düzgünce yerleştirdim.
I arranged the books neatly in their places on the shelf.
In this sentence, 'yerlerine' refers to the locations or spots meant for the books.
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.
In this usage, 'yerlerine' means 'instead of them', showing replacement of the suggested meeting spot.
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