“Rather” in Turkish

In Turkish, “Rather” (as in making a correction) is written as:

Yerine

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“It’s blue, rather than green.”

Yeşil yerine mavi.

 
“She prefers tea rather than coffee.”

Çayı kahveye tercih eder.

 
“He chose the red one, rather than the blue.”

Kırmızı olanı mavi olana tercih eder.

 
“Rather than staying, they left early.”

Kalmak yerine erkenden ayrıldılar.

 
“Rather than walking, we took the bus.”

Yürümek yerine otobüse bindik.