bir türlü
Meaning
Used to emphasize that something just is or was not possible; just, for the life of one.
Hyphenated as
bir‧tür‧lü
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbiɾ.tyɾ.ly/
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بر درلو (bir dürlü, türlü), equivalent to bir (“a, one, indefinite determiner”) + tür (“type, kind”) + -lü.
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Sentences
Kapıya gelince, bir türlü anahtar 🔑 deliğini bulamadı.
🔑
As for the door, he could not find the keyhole.
Burasını bir türlü hatırlayamıyordu.
He couldn't remember this place.
Dakikaları çeyrekler takip ediyor, bir türlü ölünün üstünden ayrılmak istemiyordu.
Quarters followed by minutes, not wanting to leave the dead.
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