bir.
one
Meaning & usage
one
Allah birdir ve tektir.
Used to emphasize a particular quality about something
Öyle bir sınava girdik ki, anamız ağladı.
O bir tost yapıyor ki, bitirince parmaklarını yalamayı bırakamayacaksın.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بر (bir, “one”), from Old Anatolian Turkish بر (bir, “one”), from Proto-Turkic *bīr (“one”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐰼 (b²ir² /bir/).
one
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بر (bir, “one”), from Old Anatolian Turkish بر (bir, “one”), from Proto-Turkic *bīr (“one”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐰼 (b²ir² /bir/).
some
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بر (bir, “one”), from Old Anatolian Turkish بر (bir, “one”), from Proto-Turkic *bīr (“one”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐰼 (b²ir² /bir/).
only, solely, merely
briefly, for a minute, momentarily, quickly
Bir gelsene buraya, sana bir şey soracağım.
When (only used for momentary verbs)
Bir odaya girdim ki, çocukları boğuşur halde buldum.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بر (bir, “one”), from Old Anatolian Turkish بر (bir, “one”), from Proto-Turkic *bīr (“one”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐰼 (b²ir² /bir/).
a, an
every (denotes equal spacing)
iki günde bir
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بر (bir, “one”), from Old Anatolian Turkish بر (bir, “one”), from Proto-Turkic *bīr (“one”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐰼 (b²ir² /bir/).
mono
single
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بر (bir, “one”), from Old Anatolian Turkish بر (bir, “one”), from Proto-Turkic *bīr (“one”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐰼 (b²ir² /bir/).
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