Translation of Turkish word "oyun" to English
oyun
/ojun/
Meaning
NounA playful or competitive activity. A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime.
How to use
Covers game, play and theatrical performance. 'Oyun oynamak' is the fixed collocation — the noun and its verb share a root. Frequently used in daily conversational Turkish to build natural sentence structures.
🇬🇧 English
game
Example
Futbol oynuyor.
He plays soccer.
Çocuklar kart oynarlar.
Children play cards.
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Common phrases
- çok oyun— very
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Frequency rank: #426 in Turkish
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The Turkish word "oyun" means "game" in English.
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