büyükanne ve büyükbaba
/byjykanne ve byjycbaba/from spelling rules
The English phrase "grandparents" is translated into Turkish as büyükanne ve büyükbaba.
Use büyükanne ve büyükbaba to refer to the parents of a person's father or mother. Turkish speakers often distinguish between the maternal grandmother anneanne and the paternal grandmother babaanne rather than using the generic büyükanne.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is a compound of büyükanne (grandmother) and büyükbaba (grandfather) joined by the conjunction ve (and). The word büyük means "big" or "great" and serves as the prefix for "grand-" in family titles.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, the plural suffix -lar is added to the end of the second noun.
How do you pronounce it?
For English speakers, the sounds are as follows: /b/ as in [b]out, /j/ as in [y]es, /k/ as in [c]ore, /n/ as in [n]ot, /v/ as in [v]ase and /c/ as in [s]kew.
Did you know?
- In Turkish culture, it is common to address a grandfather as dede. This word is so ubiquitous that it is often used as a generic term for any elderly man, even if there is no blood relation.
- The conjunction ve used in the phrase 'büyükanne ve büyükbaba' has its roots in the Arabic word wa, which was part of the Ottoman Turkish vocabulary.
- While büyükanne is the formal term, many Turkish people use the word nine for grandmother. This shorter term is often used affectionately regardless of whether the grandmother is maternal or paternal.
Examples in context
- Tom büyükanne ve büyükbabasına nadiren yazar.Tom rarely writes to his grandparents.This sentence shows how to use büyükanne ve büyükbaba in a sentence about writing to them.Tatoeba #12819167 by kybelehul, translation #12818181 by rul
- Büyükanne ve büyükbabalarımın dördü de hâlâ hayatta.All four of my grandparents are still living.This sentence demonstrates the plural form büyükanne ve büyükbaba when discussing multiple individuals.Tatoeba #7993135 by soliloquist, translation #7734586 by CK
- Büyükanne ve büyükbabanı sık sık ziyaret ediyor musun?Do you often visit your grandparents?This sentence uses büyükanne ve büyükbaba to ask a question about visiting them.Tatoeba #6911265 by duran, translation #6910172 by CK
- Benim anneannem yemek pişirmeyi çok iyi bilir.My grandmother on my mother's side is really good at cooking.
- Bu hafta sonu nene ve dede bize gelecek.Grandma and grandpa will come to visit us this weekend.
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Example conversation
Merve and Burak are talking about their family weekend plans.
- MerveBu hafta sonu büyükanne ve büyükbabamı ziyaret edeceğim.I will visit my grandparents this weekend.
- BurakNe güzel! Onlar nerede yaşıyor?How nice! Where do they live?
- MerveBüyükanne ve büyükbaba küçük bir köyde oturuyor.My grandparents live in a small village.
- BurakUmarım çok iyi vakit geçirirsin, Merve.I hope you have a great time, Merve.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Turkish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries büyükbaba, ve, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
