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03 Jul 2006 Mon 04:45 pm |
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I was recently listen to a Turkish radio programme - not understanding it but listening to it!!! I was sure that I heard the word "evetler" a few times which seems to be the plural of "evet".
Doing a google search suggests that it is a word in reasonably common usage but I can't work it out from any of the texts I can find 
What does it mean and when and where might it be used???
It is just a more polite way of saying "yes"?
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03 Jul 2006 Mon 06:04 pm |
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evetlemek
/ı/ to verify, confirm; to affirm.
maybe it comes from this
:-S
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03 Jul 2006 Mon 06:13 pm |
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Quoting deli: evetlemek
/ı/ to verify, confirm; to affirm.
maybe it comes from this
:-S |
Ah - perhaps it is third person singlar of the aorist tense.....
That would make some sense
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03 Jul 2006 Mon 07:39 pm |
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I havent heard such a verb "evetlemek"
also i have never heard "evetler"
may it be something different?
if it was a comedy show, maybe the speaker was trying to be funny so maybe telling something stupid... could it be?
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03 Jul 2006 Mon 07:49 pm |
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Quoting caliptrix: I havent heard such a verb "evetlemek"
also i have never heard "evetler" |
http://www.turkishdictionary.net/?word=evetlemek
Quoting caliptrix: if it was a comedy show, maybe the speaker was trying to be funny so maybe telling something stupid... could it be? |
No - it was a serious show......
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03 Jul 2006 Mon 08:05 pm |
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The first explanation comes to my mind about "evetler" is, it could be used when something is opened to voting, polling. Forexample, should Turkey be accepted to EU? Yes or No?
And we can make up these sentences about it:
-Evetler hayırlardan çok.
-Evetler %70, hayırlar %30.
-Evetleri ve hayırları sayalım. (Let's count the yes and no)
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03 Jul 2006 Mon 08:10 pm |
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Quoting mltm: The first explanation comes to my mind about "evetler" is, it could be used when something is opened to voting, polling. Forexample, should Turkey be accepted to EU? Yes or No?
And we can make up these sentences about it:
-Evetler hayırlardan çok.
-Evetler %70, hayırlar %30.
-Evetleri ve hayırları sayalım. (Let's count the yes and no)
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yes, this is very acceptable! thanks mltm
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03 Jul 2006 Mon 08:11 pm |
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Quoting bod: Quoting caliptrix: I havent heard such a verb "evetlemek"
also i have never heard "evetler" |
http://www.turkishdictionary.net/?word=evetlemek |
I am sorry, i never see one using such a strange verb...
I think it is wrong...
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03 Jul 2006 Mon 08:15 pm |
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Quoting mltm: The first explanation comes to my mind about "evetler" is, it could be used when something is opened to voting, polling. Forexample, should Turkey be accepted to EU? Yes or No?
And we can make up these sentences about it:
-Evetler hayırlardan çok.
-Evetler %70, hayırlar %30.
-Evetleri ve hayırları sayalım. (Let's count the yes and no) |
I didn't hear "hayırlar" or "hayırları" so I guess I hust misheard the word - whatever it was :-S
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03 Jul 2006 Mon 08:19 pm |
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It's not wrong calip! 
I've heard and read it.
It's very rarely used, but still it's a correct word, it means you accept something, you agree etc.
Forexample:
"Başıyla evetlemek", to say yes with shaking your head.
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