bir türlü
Sentences
Bir türlü bitiremiyordu.
He couldn't finish it.
Hanımlar bir türlü yazamadılar.
The ladies couldn't write.
Burasını bir türlü hatırlayamıyordu.
He couldn't remember this place.
Meaning
Used to emphasize that something just is or was not possible; just, for the life of one.
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbiɾ.tyɾ.ly/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بر درلو (bir dürlü, türlü), equivalent to bir (“a, one, indefinite determiner”) + tür (“type, kind”) + -lü.
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