BESIDE vs BESIDES
Konum ve Ek BilgiBESIDE → next to
Preposition — physical location: "next to", "by the side of"
Edat — fiziksel konum: yanında, bitişiğinde
She sat beside me during the movie.
Film sırasında yanımda oturdu.
The lamp is beside the bed.
Lamba yatağın yanında.
He stood beside the window and looked outside.
Pencerenin yanında durdu ve dışarıya baktı.
Leave your bag beside the door.
Çantanı kapının yanına bırak.
BESIDES → in addition to
Preposition or adverb — "in addition to", "moreover"
Edat veya zarf — ayrıca, bunun yanı sıra, üstelik
Besides English, she speaks French and Spanish.
İngilizce dışında Fransızca ve İspanyolca da konuşuyor.
I don't want to go. Besides, it's raining.
Gitmek istemiyorum. Üstelik yağmur yağıyor.
Nobody came to the meeting besides the manager.
Müdür dışında toplantıya kimse gelmedi.
Besides being late, he forgot his notes.
Geç kalmanın yanı sıra notlarını da unuttu.
Hatırlatma: besiDE → D harfi "direction" → fiziksel konum (yanında) · besidES → S harfi "something extra" → ek bilgi (ayrıca, üstelik)
📝 Mini Test — 10 Soru
Soru 1 / 10
She put her bag _____ the chair during the lecture.
Soru 2 / 10
I don't feel like going to the party. _____, I have a lot of homework.
Soru 3 / 10
Nobody came to the meeting _____ the manager and his assistant.
Soru 4 / 10
He sat _____ his best friend throughout the ceremony.
Soru 5 / 10
_____ French, she also speaks Italian and German.
Soru 6 / 10
The hotel is _____ the river, so the view is beautiful.
Soru 7 / 10
I don't think we should go. _____, we're both exhausted.
Soru 8 / 10
He stood _____ his colleague and waited for the meeting to begin.
Soru 9 / 10
_____ the cost, we also need to consider the time required.
Soru 10 / 10
The cat was sleeping _____ the fireplace.