yeni

Yani yeni is the Turkish word meaning "new." It is primarily used as an adjective that precedes the noun it modifies, as in yeni araba (a new car) or yeni yıl (the New Year). Turkish adjectives generally do not inflect for number or case, so the noun carries any plural or case endings, for example, yeni arabalar (new cars) or daha yeni bir fikir (a newer idea).

Etymology and cognates: yeni comes from a native Turkic root that denotes novelty or freshness. The same root appears in other Turkic languages with similar meanings, such as Azerbaijani yeni and Uzbek yangi, reflecting shared historical development within the language family.

Usage notes: yeni can be used in various fixed expressions and compound forms. For example, yenilik means novelty or innovation, yenilemek means to renew or refresh, and yeniden (though not derived in a simple way) is used to mean “again” in some contexts due to historical development of the root. The phrase daha yeni means “newer” or “more recent.” Yeni is also common in temporally specific phrases like yeni çıkan (newly released) or yeni nesil (new generation).

In Turkish, yeni functions across everyday speech and media to denote freshness, modernization, or recent occurrence. Its versatility makes it one of the most frequently used adjectives in the language, underpinning expressions of time, technology, culture, and consumer life.