This is the 17021st most frequent Turkish word.
çatışmaya
"Çatışmaya" means "to the conflict" or "into the clash" in English.
The word 'çatışmaya' here means 'to the conflict' and refers to the event the soldiers were involved in.
Çatışmaya katılan askerler büyük bir cesaret gösterdi.
The soldiers who joined the conflict showed great courage.
In this sentence, 'çatışmaya' indicates 'into conflict', describing the escalation of the disagreement into an active clash.
Müzakereler sonuç vermeyince taraflar çatışmaya başladı.
When the negotiations failed, the parties started to clash.
Here, 'çatışmaya' means 'into' a conflict, showing the transformation of the situation into a conflict.