No. 120 in Turkish
bütün
Whole; entire; all.
In a sentence
Bütün arkadaşlarım tatile gitmiş.
All my friends have gone on vacation.
Used to mean 'all' or 'every one of' in this sentence, 'bütün' emphasizes the entirety.
Bütün gün ders çalıştım.
I studied the whole day.
Here, 'bütün' is used to mean 'entire' or 'whole', emphasizing the completeness of the time period described.
Bu sorunun çözümü bütün kitapta bulunabilir.
The solution to this problem can be found throughout the whole book.
In this example, 'bütün' is used to convey 'every part of', indicating inclusivity across the entire referenced object.
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