el uzatmak
to reach out / to offer help / to extend hand
LevelB2
Word typePhrase
Frequency rank#1087
Example sentence
Zor günümde bana el uzattılar.
They reached out to me in my difficult time.
Grammar note
Idiomatic expression with dative case - literally 'to extend hand'
Cultural note
Emphasizes helping someone in need - important cultural value
Themes
Related words
güç belawith difficulty / barely / hardlysöz dinlemekto obey / to listen to advice / to be obedientsöz vermekto promise / to give one's wordkafa yormakto ponder / to think hard about / to rack one's braincan sıkıntısıboredom / frustration / annoyanceuzak durmakto stay away from / to keep distance / to avoid