diye

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Turkish

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Etymology

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From demek.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [dijɛ]
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  • Hyphenation: di‧ye

Adverb

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diye

  1. someone who is named ..., something which is called ...
    "Zafer" diye biri. - someone named "Zafer".
    hiç "peskütan" diye bir peynir türü duymuş muydun? - have you ever heard of a kind of cheese called "peskütan"?
  2. in order to, to, for to
    okula gitmesin diye dolaba saklandı! - he/she hid in the closet in order not to go to the school!
  3. as
    tüm soruları "bilmiyorum" diye cevapladın. - you answered all the questions as "I don't know"

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Verb

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diye

  1. third-person singular optative of demek