nedense

Turkish

Etymology

From neden (“why, for what reason”) +‎ -se. By surface analysis, neden +‎ ise.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /neˈden.se/
Hyphenation: ne‧den‧se

Adverb

nedense

Due to an unknown, uncertain reason; for some reason, somehow, for whatever reason.
Synonyms: her nedense, her ne hikmetse, nasılsa, her nasılsa

Related terms

Further reading

“nedense”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “nedense”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3511

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