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strong /ɒv/ weak /əv/ preposition

Translation

BELONG belonging or relating to someone or something
...nın/nin; bir şeye birine ilişkin/ait olmayı belirtir
a friend of mine the colour of her hair part of the problem776
AMOUNT used after words which show an amount
miktar belirten sözcüklerden sonra kullanılır
a kilo of apples both of us a handful of raisins17961400
NUMBER used with numbers, ages and dates
rakam, yaş ve tarihlerle kullanılır
a boy of six a decrease of 10% the 14th of February 20051796
CONTAIN containing
içeren
a glass of milk sacks of rubbish1965
MADE made or consisting of
...dan/den yapılmış/ibaret
dresses of lace and silk19651262
ADJECTIVE/VERB used to connect particular adjectives and verbs with nouns
belli sıfat ve fiilleri isimlerle birleştirmek için kullanılır
frightened of spiders smelling of garlic
SHOW showing someone or something
bir şeyi, birini göstermede kullanılır
a map of the city centre
CAUSE showing a reason or cause
...dan/den meydana gelmek; ...sebebiyle/nedeniyle
He died of a heart attack.1244
POSITION showing position or direction
...nın/nin konumu/yönünü göstermede
the front of the queue a small town north of Edinburgh
ACTION/FEELING used after nouns describing actions or feelings to mean 'done to' or 'experienced by'
...dan/den meydana gelen; ...ın/in ...
the destruction of the rain forest the suffering of millions
WRITTEN written or made by
...tarafından yapılan/yazılan
the collected works of William Shakespeare
(Definition of of preposition from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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