böyle

Meaning

Adj

such; like this (that, these, those)

Adv

1. so; in this way; like this (that)
2. in this level, so ... as this
3. When added to sentences which contain Wh-Questions, it means surprisement or disfavour

Hyphenated as

böy‧le

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bøj.le/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بویله (böyle), from earlier bunlayu, Old Turkic 𐰉𐰆 (b¹u /⁠bu⁠/, “this”) + 𐰞𐰖𐰆 (l¹y¹u /⁠-lAyU⁠/) (similative suffix). Compare öyle (“like that”), şöyle (“like that”). Cognate with Azerbaijani belə, (archaic) böylə.

Sentences

Böyle daha mı iyi ?

It's better this way.

Neden böyle oluyor?

Why does it happen?

Aslında böyle bir şey yok .

In fact it has been nothing like that.

Böyle şeyler olabilir.

‘It can be things like that.

Böyle devam et .

Keep going like that.

Hep böyle olur .

It always happens like this...

Bu da neyin nesi böyle ?

What the hell is this?

Böyle bir durumda çok fazla seçeneğiniz olmuyor.

In such a situation, practically one does not have so many options.