nerede

nerede

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈne.re.de/

Verb

nerede

  1. inflection of nerian:
    1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative
    2. singular preterite subjunctive

Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish نرده (nerde, “where, in what place”)[1] (alternatively نره‌ده (nerede)), locative of Ottoman Turkish نره (nere, “what place, what part”), from نه (ne, “what”) +‎ ارا (ara, “space or place between two things”), equivalent to ne +‎ ara,[2] from Proto-Turkic *nē- (“what”).[3] Cognate with Turkmen nirede.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈne.ɾe.de/, (colloquial) /ˈnɛɾ.de/
  • Hyphenation: ne‧re‧de
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Adverb

nerede

  1. where, in what place
    Ankara Üniversitesi nerede? ― Where is Ankara University?

See also

Interjection

nerede

  1. Used to indicate disappointment and resignation that a thing desired is or was unlikely to happen. Almost exclusively used in colloquial pronunciation. Similar to I wish or if only
    İnsan beş yıldızlı otelden kaliteli hizmet bekliyor ama nerde! ― One expects quality service from a five-star hotel, if only!

See also

References

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890), “نرده”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2077
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “nere”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  3. ^ Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), “*nē-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

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