emekli
noun A2- retiree, retired person
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainAfter a vowel, the “my” ending drops its own vowel: -m, as in emeklim.
The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “plural” ending is -ler.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: emeklisinde. The last vowel, i, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -si. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: emeklisinde. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nde.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: emeklisiyle. The last vowel, i, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -si. After a vowel, y joins the ending: emeklisiyle. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yle.
Phrases
From the library
Adı Zeynep, emekli bir İngilizce öğretmeni.
Her name is Zeynep; she's a retired English teacher.
Aynı ahşap banklarda, işe yetişmeye çalışan memurlarla sınava hazırlanan öğrenciler, pazardan dönen teyzelerle emekliler yan yana oturur.
On the same wooden benches sit, side by side, civil servants trying to get to work on time and students preparing for exams, aunties coming back from the market and retirees.
Mesela, her cumartesi sabahı gelen emekli öğretmen Ahmet Bey'i çok seviyorum.
For example, I really like Mr. Ahmet, a retired teacher who comes every Saturday morning.
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