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

1. Due to an unknown, uncertain reason; for some reason, somehow, for whatever reason.

   Synonyms: her nedense, her ne hikmetse, nasılsa, her nasılsa

Related terms

• kimse
• neredeyse
• neyse
• öyleyse

 

Further reading

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