bir müddet
Meaning
- For a short time, briefly, for a little while.
- For an unknown length of time, for some time, for a while.
Hyphenated as
bir‧müd‧det
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbiɾ.myd.det/
Etymology
Compound of bir (“a, one, indefinite determiner”) + müddet (“period of time, duration”).
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Sentences
İki kadın 👩 bir müddet bakıştılar.
👩
The two women looked at each other for a while.
Bir müddet bir 1 köşede oturdum, dışarı çıkıp dolaştım, tekrar 🔁 içeri girerken kapıda ona rastladım.
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🔁
I sat in a corner for a while, went out and walked around, and bumped into him at the door as I went back in.
Bir müddet evvelki haşin tavrını alacağa benziyordu.
It seemed that he would take his harsh attitude a while ago.
Hiç ses çıkarmadan bir müddet oturup bekleştiler, sonra lambayı söndürüp birer köşeye kıvnldılar.
They sat and waited for a while without making a sound, then turned off the lamp and curled up in a corner.
