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I Conjunction Gibi  /əz   Strong Form æz   Olarak

Level A2 
Kind conjunction
Front as 
IPA  /əz   ; strong form æz   / conjunction
Back olarak; gibi
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as (conjunction)

 /əz   ; strong form æz   / conjunction
 
 1 used for talking about sb/sth's job, role or function
olarak; gibi
 He works as a train driver.
 Think of me as your friend, not as your boss.
 You could use this white sheet as a tablecloth.
 The robbers were disguised as security guards.
Bir isimden önce, as bir mesleğe ya da işleve işaret eder:
 She works as a scientist.
 I used the jar as a vase.
Like ise ‘gibi’ anlamına gelir:
 He has blue eyes like his father.
Like (ya da resmî dilde, such as) ‘örneğin’ anlamına gelir:
 I love sweet food, like chocolate.
 2 (as … as)
used for comparing people or things
kadar
 Lenka's almost as tall as me.
 Lenka's almost as tall as I am.
 It's not as cold as it was yesterday.
 I'd like an appointment as soon as possible.
 She earns twice as much as her husband.
 I haven't got as many books as you have.
 3 while sth else is happening
iken
 The phone rang just as I was leaving the house.
 As she walked along the road, she thought about her father.
 4 in a particular way, state, etc.; like
 Please do as I tell you (söylediğim gibi).
 Leave the room as it is (olduğu gibi). Don't move anything.
 5 because
çünkü, -diği için
 I didn't buy the dress, as I decided it was too expensive.
 6 used at the beginning of a comment about what you are saying
 As you know (bildiğin gibi), I've decided to leave at the end of the month.
IDIOMS
as for
used when you are starting to talk about a different person or thing
-e gelince
 Gianni's upstairs. As for Tino, I've no idea where he is.
as if; as though
used for saying how sb/sth appears
sanki
 She looks as if/though she's just got out of bed.
 He behaved as if/though nothing had happened.
as it were
used for saying that sth is only true in a certain way
-miş gibi
 She felt, as it were, a stranger in her own house.
as of; as from
starting from a particular time
-den itibaren
 As from next week, Tim Shaw will be managing this department.
as to
about a particular thing; concerning
-e dair, … konusunda
 I was given no instructions as to how to begin.
 

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