-Diye
The use of the word diye is quite common and it has many functions.
* .....diye sordu
- Kışlıkları sandığa kaldıralım mı ? diye sordu.
She asked [saying] , "Shall we put the winter things in the trunk ? "
- " Nerede ? " diye sordu.
He/She asked [saying] where is he/she/it ?
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*......diye söyledi.[or other verbs]
direct quotation of a statement
- Yarın gelmeyeceğim diye söyledi.
She said "I will not come tomorrow".
- Hayır diye haykırdı.
She screamed, "No ! "
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* It can also be used to express what is being thought in someone´s mind. Sometimes this is done by using "....diye düşündü "
- " Ama param kalmadı " diye düşündü.
" But I don´t have any money left" he thought.
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* Sometimes the sentence itself makes it clear that the person´s reasoning or thinking is being expressed , without using the verb düşünmek.
- Onu gelecek diye bekliyordum.
I was waiting for him to come.
- Değişiklik olsun diye otobüsle geldik.
- For a change, we came by bus.
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* Often it carries the meaning of purpose or reason :
-eyim diye ---> so that I ...
Bu resmi bitireyim diye kursa katıldım.
I have enrolled in a course so that I can finish this painting.
* sin diye ---> so that he/she......
He is going to bed early so that he can get up early.
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A few other uses :
.....diye bir şey yok --------> Nothing like.........exists
Edited (10/28/2014) by tunci
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