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understandable

 
 
/ˌʌndəˈstændəbl/ adjective

Translation

An understandable feeling or action is one that you would expect in that particular situation.
anlaşılabilir
It's understandable that he's angry.1782
understandably adverb
anlaşılabilir, beklenen bir şekilde
She's understandably upset.
(Definition of understandable adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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