böyle
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish بویله, from earlier bunlayu, Old Turkic 𐰉𐰆 (bu, “this”) + 𐰞𐰖𐰆 (-lAyU) (similative suffix). Compare öyle (“like that”), şöyle (“like that”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bœjlɛ]
- Hyphenation: böy‧le
Adjective
Adverb
böyle
- so; in this way; like this (that)
- Mektuplarımı hep böyle yazarım. ― I always write my letters like this/in this way.
- in this level, so ... as this
- Böyle bir sevmek daha önce görülmedi. ― There has never been seen a love as great as this.
- When added to sentences which contain Wh-Questions, it means surprisement or disfavour
- Bu geç saatte nereye gidiyorsun böyle? ― Where are you going at this late hour?
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