evet

Meaning

Intj

yes

Particle

yes

Pronounced as (IPA)

/e.vet/

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish أوت (evet), from Common Turkic. Cognate with Karakhanid [script needed] (yemet, “yes”). Nişanyan suggest that it may be a doublet of dialectal evet (“quickly”) and suggests a derivation from Proto-Turkic *ẹ̄b- (“to be quick”) whence ivmek, however note the mismatch in initial vowels. EDAL considers Chuvash аван (avan) to also be a cognate and reconstructs Proto-Turkic *ebe-, however such a root is unattested and usually not reconstructed outside of EDAL.
Replaced the formerly prevalent ha (“yes”), now largely limited to dialectal and colloquial use.

Sentences

Evet , bu o .

Yes, that's him alright.

Evet , ne olduğunu biliyorum .

I know what happened.

Evet , hepsi bu .

Yeah, that's all.

Evet , gayet iyi anlıyorum .

I understand it very well.

Evet , bunu duymuştum.

Oh, yum, I've heard about this.

Macide başıyla evet işareti yaptı.

Macide made a yes sign with his head.

Evet ; mektepten çıktığımızdan beri görüşmedik!

Yeah; we haven't seen each other since we got out of school!