ben
Meaning
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I, me
Frequency
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 buna inanıyorum.
That is what I believe.
Ben eve dönüyorum.
I'm going back home.
Ben kimseye güvenmem.
I don't trust anybody.