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Sen ayıp davranıyorsun diye bilerek gelmeyecek.

Sen ayıp davranıyorsun diye bilerek gelmeyecek.
He will deliberately not come because you act shamefully.
From Lesson 246:Informal reasons (diye)·Turkish

Questions & Answers about Sen ayıp davranıyorsun diye bilerek gelmeyecek.

How does diye mean "because" in this sentence?
While diye literally comes from the verb demek (to say) and means "saying", it is very often used after a complete, conjugated sentence to mean "because" or "on the grounds that." Here, Sen ayıp davranıyorsun diye means "because you act shamefully." It is a natural, conversational alternative to using için (like davrandığın için).
Why is the pronoun sen used if davranıyorsun already shows who is acting?
Turkish usually drops the subject pronoun, but this sentence has two different subjects: "you" in the diye clause (davranıyorsun) and "he/she" in the main clause (gelmeyecek). Keeping sen makes the sentence clearer and can also add a bit of emphasis, pointing the finger at "you".
Where does the word bilerek come from?
It is formed from the verb bilmek (to know) plus the ending -erek, which means "by doing" or "while doing." Literally meaning "knowingly" or "by knowing," bilerek is the standard Turkish word for "deliberately" or "on purpose."
Can ayıp be used as an adverb?
Yes! You probably know ayıp as a noun or adjective meaning "shame" or "shameful" (as in Bu çok ayıp - This is a big shame). However, in Turkish, many adjectives can be placed directly before a verb to act as adverbs. Here, it modifies davranıyorsun (you behave) to mean "shamefully."

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