elbet

Turkish

Etymology

See elbette. Compare Armenian հալբաթ (halbatʻ), Georgian ალბათ (albat), and Bengali আলবৎ (albot), which also show the short form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈel.bet/
• Hyphenation: el‧bet

Adverb

elbet

1. Alternative form of elbette (“of course, surely”)
   • 2009, “Dünyanın Sonuna Doğmuşum [I Was Born at the End of the World]”, in Şehr-i Hüzün [City of Sorrow], performed by maNga:

     "İyi bilirdik" derler, elbet ardımdan / Bundan büyük bi' yalan yok

     Of course they will say "we knew him well" after I am gone / There is no lie bigger than this

   • 2018, “Evet Aynen [Yes, Exactly]”, performed by Kolpa:

     Gün gelir elbet yine güleriz / Baktık olmadı çay içeriz

     The day will surely come when we laugh again / If it doesn't happen, we will have tea