ince

See also: Ince, iñce, and İnce

Crimean Tatar

Adjective

ince

1. slender
2. slight

Galician

Verb

ince

1. inflection of inzar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Latin

Adjective

ince

1. vocative masculine singular of incus

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

ince m (genitive singular ince, plural incean)

1. Alternative form of inc

Noun

ince f or m

1. genitive singular of inc

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اینچه (ince/inçe), from Proto-Turkic *yiŋč-ge (“thin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inˈd͡ʒe/
• Hyphenation: in‧ce

Adjective

ince (intensive ipince)

1. Having little thickness; thin, narrow.

   Antonym: kalın

   Yeni perdem çok ince. ― My new curtain is so thin.

2. (of a person) slim, slender

   Synonyms: zayıf, sıska

   Sevgilisi uzun ince bir çocuk. ― His/her lover is a tall, slim guy.

3. Consisting of extremely small pieces; fine, fine-grained.

   ekstra ince kum ― extra fine sand

4. (of a task) Requiring great care in execution, or very detailed.
5. (of voice) high-pitched, sharp

   Synonym: tiz

6. (of a liquid) Having low viscosity; inviscid.

   Synonym: akışkan

7. (figurative) kind, polite

   Synonyms: kibar, nazik, zarif

   Antonyms: kaba, nezaketsiz

   Teşekkürler, çok incesiniz. ― Thanks, you are very kind.

8. (linguistics) (of vowels) front

Declension

Predicative forms of ince

present tense
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (I am)	inceyim	ince miyim?
sen (you are)	incesin	ince misin?
o (he/she/it is)	ince / incedir	ince mi?
biz (we are)	inceyiz	ince miyiz?
siz (you are)	incesiniz	ince misiniz?
onlar (they are)	ince(ler)	ince(ler) mi?
past tense
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (I was)	inceydim	ince miydim?
sen (you were)	inceydin	ince miydin?
o (he/she/it was)	inceydi	ince miydi?
biz (we were)	inceydik	ince miydik?
siz (you were)	inceydiniz	ince miydiniz?
onlar (they were)	inceydiler	ince miydiler?
indirect past
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (I was)	inceymişim	ince miymişim?
sen (you were)	inceymişsin	ince miymişsin?
o (he/she/it was)	inceymiş	ince miymiş?
biz (we were)	inceymişiz	ince miymişiz?
siz (you were)	inceymişsiniz	ince miymişsiniz?
onlar (they were)	inceymişler	ince miymişler?
conditional
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (if I)	inceysem	ince miysem?
sen (if you)	inceysen	ince miysen?
o (if he/she/it)	inceyse	ince miyse?
biz (if we)	inceysek	ince miysek?
siz (if you)	inceyseniz	ince miyseniz?
onlar (if they)	inceyseler	ince miyseler?

For negative forms, use the appropriate form of değil.

Derived terms

• ince ayrım
• ince bağırsak
• ince eleyip sık dokumak
• ince ünlü
• inceldiği yerden kopmak
• incelemek
• incelik
• incelmek

Further reading

• “ince”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ince”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “ince”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı