ben
Meaning
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I, me
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/bɛn/
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish بن (ben, “I”), from Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰢𐰤 (mn² /men/), 𐰋𐰤 (b²n² /ben/, “I”), Karakhanid مَنْ (men, “I”), Azerbaijani mən, Bashkir мин (min), Chuvash эпӗ (ep̬ĕ), Kazakh мен (men), Kyrgyz мен (men), Turkmen men. Possibly related to Mongolian би (bi, “I”), Manchu ᠪᡳ (bi, “I”).
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Sentences
Ben bir şey bilmiyorum .
I don't know anything.
Ben eve gidiyorum.
I’m going home.
Ben sadece söylüyorum.
I'm just saying!
Ben ona inanıyorum.
I believe him.