What does dek in Turkish mean?

What is the meaning of the word dek in Turkish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use dek in Turkish.

The word dek in Turkish means till, until, -e kadar, dek, değin, kadar, dek, -e kadar, dek, değin, daima, hep, sonsuza kadar, sonsuza dek, şimdiye kadar, şimdiye dek, sonsuza dek, sonsuza kadar, ebediyen, sonsuza kadar, sonsuza dek, ebediyen, ilelebet, sonsuza dek, sonsuza kadar, ebediyen, ilelebet, temelli, temelli olarak, sonsuza dek, daima, her zaman, ebediyen, sonsuza kadar, sonsuza dek, sonsuza dek sürmek, hiç bitmemek, sonsuza dek mutlu yaşadılar, şimdiye kadar, şimdiye dek, şimdiye kadar, şimdiye dek, bugüne kadar, şimdi ve sonsuza dek, her zaman, yakın zamana kadar, sonuna kadar, sonuna dek, şimdiye kadar, şimdiye kadar, şimdiye kadar, -e kadar, -e değin, -e dek, -e kadar, -e dek, gelinceye kadar, varıncaya dek, şu ana kadar, kısa zaman öncesine kadar, şimdiye kadar. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word dek

till, until

-e kadar, dek, değin

(informal (until: up to a point in time)

Harry was so tired, he slept till noon.

kadar, dek

(in the time before) (bu güne, bu zamana, vb.)

Up until today this has never been a problem.

-e kadar, dek, değin

(informal (until: up to a point in time)

I lived in Nigeria till I was nine years old. Karen laughed till she cried.

daima, hep, sonsuza kadar, sonsuza dek

(forever)

Seni sonsuza dek seveceğim.
I will always love you.

şimdiye kadar, şimdiye dek

(before this moment)

My guests should have arrived by now – dinner's getting cold.

sonsuza dek, sonsuza kadar, ebediyen

(forever)

James will suffer eternally for the crimes he has committed.

sonsuza kadar, sonsuza dek, ebediyen, ilelebet

(for all time)

Their lives were changed evermore by the accident.

sonsuza dek, sonsuza kadar, ebediyen, ilelebet

(for eternity)

Charles promised to love Lucy for ever and ever.

temelli, temelli olarak

(permanently)

His severe injury ended his sports career for good.

sonsuza dek, daima, her zaman, ebediyen

(always)

Seni sonsuza dek seveceğim.
I will forever love you.

sonsuza kadar, sonsuza dek

(forever, for all time)

We shall now and forevermore call this land "Freedonia."

sonsuza dek sürmek, hiç bitmemek

(never end)

Everyone thought the couple's relationship would go on forever.

sonsuza dek mutlu yaşadılar

(fairytale ending) (masal sonu)

Cinderella married her Prince Charming and they both lived happily ever after.

şimdiye kadar, şimdiye dek

(formal (up to now)

The situation heretofore has been favorable, but we shouldn't let our guard down.

şimdiye kadar, şimdiye dek, bugüne kadar

(until now)

All our efforts have hitherto been useless.

şimdi ve sonsuza dek, her zaman

(for eternity)

My darling, I love you now and forever.

yakın zamana kadar

(until recently)

He has been riding the bus of late.

sonuna kadar, sonuna dek

(all the way through)

She performed flawlessly right to the end.

şimdiye kadar

(up until now)

Harry is learning to bake; so far, he has made a sponge cake and some banana muffins.

şimdiye kadar

(up to now)

Thus far we have only finished chapter four. It's not been an easy road thus far.

şimdiye kadar

(informal (up to the present moment)

I haven't had a good reason to go there till now.

-e kadar, -e değin, -e dek

(with a noun: up to a point in time)

Stephen kapanışa kadar bardaydı. Büyük haberi duyurmak için partiye kadar beklediler.
Stephen was at the bar until closing. They waited until the party to announce the big news.

-e kadar, -e dek

(with clause: up to a point in time)

Ali lived with his aunt and uncle until he was eighteen.

gelinceye kadar, varıncaya dek

(with a noun: as far as a place) (yere, vb.)

You need to stay on the Tube until Kings Cross, then change to a different line.

şu ana kadar

(up to the present moment)

I'd never considered that perspective until now.

kısa zaman öncesine kadar

(up to a short while ago)

I worked as a teacher until recently, when I opened my own business.

şimdiye kadar

(thus far, to this point in time)

Up to now, I have been successful in my career. No news up to now.

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