zaten
Meaning
- already
- in any case
- in fact
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈzaːtɛn/
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish ذاتاً (zaten, “personally; essentially”), adverbial accusative of ذَات (ḏāt). Formally, the Arabic accusative of zat.
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Sentences
Zaten hastalığından beri hemen hemen hiç gülmemişti.
He had hardly laughed since his illness.
Efe zaten bu unsurdan bezmişti.
Efe was already tired of this element.
Zaten küçüklüğümden beri saadeti israf etmekten korkar , bir 1 kısmını ilerisi için saklamak isterdim.
1
Since I was little, I was afraid of wasting happiness, and I wanted to save some of it for the future.