nerede

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish نرده‎ (nerde, “where, in what place”)[1] (alternatively نره‌ده‎ (nerede)), locative of Ottoman Turkish نره‎ (nere, “what place, what part”), from نه‌‎ (ne, “what”) +‎ ارا‎ (ara, “space or place between two things”), equivalent to ne +‎ ara[2], from Proto-Turkic *nē- (“what”)[3]. Cognate with Turkmen nirede.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈne.ɾe.de/, (colloquial) /ˈnɛɾ.de/

Adverb

nerede

  1. where, in what place
    Ankara Üniversitesi nerede? ― Where is Ankara University?

Interjection

nerede

  1. Used to indicate resignation that a thing desired is or was unlikely to happen. Almost exclusively used in colloquial pronunciation.
    Beş yıldızlı otelden kaliteli hizmet bekliyor insan ama nerde! ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) One expects quality service from a five-star hotel, but where?

See also

References
  1. Redhouse, James W. (1890), “نرده”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2077
  2. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “nere”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  3. Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), “*nē-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

Further reading
  • nerede in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
  • nerede in Reverso (Turkish-English)
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