benim

Meaning

my, mine, of mine (genitive of ben).

Hyphenated as

be‧nim

Pronounced as (IPA)

/beˈnim/

Etymology

Genitive case of ben. It was 𐰢𐰤𐰭 (meniŋ, “my”) in Bilge Khagan and Kul Tigin inscriptions, 𐰋𐰤𐰭 (beniŋ, “my”) in Tonyukuk inscriptions. Cognate with Kazakh менің (menıñ).

Sentences

Benim için bir zevk .

It’s a pleasure.

Benim beklediğim aşk başka !

The love I've been waiting for is different!

Benim iş vaktime kadar konuşuruz!

We'll talk by my business time!

Kız da der ki benim başım tapulu.

And the girl says that my head is deeded.

Benim kabul edilemez gördüğüm statüko buydu.

This was the status quo, which for me has always been unacceptable.

Benim nazarımda genç olmakla ihtiyar olmak arasında bir fark yoktur.

In my opinion, there is no difference between being young and being old.

Fakat , Maria'nın da dediği gibi , yapılacak bir şey yoktu; hele benim tarafımdan.

But, as Maria said, there was nothing to be done; least of all by me.

Benim buradan değil , kendilerinden olduğumu bir bakışta anlamalıydılar.

They should have known at a glance that I was not from here, but from themselves.