emek
noun B1- work, labour · Türkçe öğrenmek çok emek istiyor., Learning Turkish requires a lot of effort.
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainThe k of emek becomes ğ before a vowel: emeğim. The last vowel, e, is front and unrounded, so the “my” ending is -im.
The last vowel, e, is a front vowel, so the “plural” ending is -ler.
The k of emek becomes ğ before a vowel: emeğinde. The last vowel, e, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -i. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: emeğinde. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nde.
The k of emek becomes ğ before a vowel: emeğiyle. The last vowel, e, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -i. After a vowel, y joins the ending: emeğiyle. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yle.
Words from it
From the library
Bugünkü dalgayı öncekilerden ayıran şey ise makinelerin artık yalnızca kas gücünün değil, zihin emeğinin de yerini almaya başlamasıdır.
What sets today's wave apart from the earlier ones, however, is that machines are now beginning to take the place not only of muscle power but of mental labor as well.
Ancak asıl mesele belki de ekonomik değil: İnsan, emeğiyle kendini tanımlar; yaptığı işte arar anlamı da onuru da.
But perhaps the real issue is not an economic one: human beings define themselves through their labor; it is in the work they do that they look for both meaning and dignity.
Olumsuz düşünceleri kafanızdan uzaklaştırın ve bugüne kadar verdiğiniz emekleri hatırlayın.
Remove negative thoughts from your head and remember the efforts you have made up to today.
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