niçin
Meaning
why
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ni‧çin
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈniː.t͡ʃin/
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish نیچون (niçin), from Old Anatolian Turkish نیچون (näyçün, niçün), a contraction of نه ایچون (nä içün). By surface analysis, ne (“what”) + için (“for”). Cognate with Azerbaijani neyçün.
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Sentences
Bunun niçin böyle yapıldığını size söylemediler mi ❓ ?
❓
Didn't they tell you why this was done?
Niçin kendisine hakim olamamıştı, niçin böyle münasebetsiz laflar söylemişti?
Why had he not been able to control himself, why had he said such inappropriate words?
