Turkish

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Etymology

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Equivalent to tembellik (laziness) +‎ etmek (to do, to make)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tæmbælˈlic‿etˈmec/, [tʰæm.bæl̠ʲˌl̠ʲi.cʰ‿e̞t̪ˈme̞c]
  • Rhymes: -ec
  • Hyphenation: tem‧bel‧li‧ket‧mek

Verb

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tembellik etmek (third-person singular simple present -er)

  1. (intransitive) to be lazy, to do nothing
    Synonyms: aylaklık etmek, uyuşukluk etmek
    Tembellik etti ödevlerini yapmadı
    She was lazy so she didn't do her homeworks

Conjugation

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