demek

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive,with-dative) to say
2. (transitive,with-dative) to call, name, dub
3. (transitive,with-dative) to mean (alongside imek or değil)

Adv

so, that is to say

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish دیمك (demek, “to say”), from Proto-Turkic *tē- (“to say, call”).

Sentences

Ne demek oluyor bu ?

What does this mean?

Bunu demek istemedim.

I didn't mean to say that.

Öyle demek istemedim.

I didn't mean that.

Ve bu "bizimki", bütün mülkiyetiyle "benimki!" demek istiyordu.

And this "ours" meant "mine!" with all its property.

"İşte insanların hali böyledir!" demek isteyen manalı baş sallamaları ile ikide bir içini çekiyordu.

He sighed with meaningful nods, wanting to say, “That's the way people are!”