Eğer ikinci dilinden anadiline çeviri yaparsan, bu durumun tersine tercihen, hata yapma olasılığın daha az olur.
- If you translate from your second language into your own native language, rather than the other way around, you're less likely to make mistakes.
Televizyon seyretmek yerine, dışarıya çıkıp biraz temiz hava al.
- Go out and breathe some fresh air instead of watching TV.
İşe gitmek yerine bütün gün evde kaldım.
- I stayed at home all day instead of going to work.
Onun yerine, erkek kardeşim tutuklandı.
- Instead of him, my brother was arrested.
Tom onun yerine Mary'nin terfi alması gerçeğine kızdı.
- Tom resented the fact that Mary got the promotion instead of him.
Bu anıt on yıl önce dikildi.
- This statue was erected ten years ago.
Bu yapı 300 yıl önce dikildi.
- This building was erected 300 years ago.
I'd like a dog rather than a cat.
I'd like to go home early rather than risk the roads later.
Instead of cutting down on cigarettes, why don't you just give them up?
- Rather than cutting down on cigarettes, why don't you just give them up?
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