Learn Turkish: bütün - all, the whole of

Both bütün and tüm can be translated into English as all or whole.

However, while they are often used interchangeably, there can be some subtle differences in usage and nuance between the two words. Bütün can sometimes imply a more collective or integral sense, referring to the whole of something, whereas tüm can sometimes be used in a more distributive sense, referring to all individual members of a group.

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Both bütün and tüm can be translated into English as all or whole.

Usages of bütün

Bütünü gör.

See the whole.

Bütün öğrenciler tembel.

All the students are lazy.

Bütün şarabı içmişiz.

[Apparently] We drank all the wine.

In this example, you could also say "şarapları" to refer to multiple bottles of wine.