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Usages of abla
(onun) ablaları
her elder sisters
(onların) ablaları
their elder sister(s)
(onların) ablası
their elder sisterUNAMBIGUOUS
Ablamın sevgilisi sözünü tutmalı.
My elder sister's boyfriend should keep his word.
Pazar akşamı ablam ile sinemaya gittiydik.
Sunday night we had went to the cinema with my sister.INFORMAL
Ablam manavdan hurma alacak.
My elder sister is going to buy dates from the greengrocery.
Ablası evlenen Furkan beni aradı.
Furkan whose sister got married/is going to get married, called me.
Furkan'ın evlenen ablası çok zenginmiş.
Furkan's sister who is going to get married is very rich (apparently).
Ablamın başarılı olacağı girişiminin adı Kardit Habit Lab.
The name of my sister's enterprise that is going to be successful, is Kardit Habit Lab.
Ablam küçükken paten kayardı.
When she was little, my elder sister used to skate.
Ablam salonda televizyon seyrediyordu.
My (elder) sister was watching TV in the living room.
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