mola
noun B2- rest, break, pause
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainAfter a vowel, the “my” ending drops its own vowel: -m, as in molam.
The last vowel, a, is a back vowel, so the “plural” ending is -lar.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: molasında. The last vowel, a, is back and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -sı. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: molasında. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nda.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: molasıyla. The last vowel, a, is back and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -sı. After a vowel, y joins the ending: molasıyla. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yla.
From the library
Gün içinde kısa molalar verip yürüyüşe çıkmak, hem bedeni hem de zihni dinlendirir.
Taking short breaks during the day and going out for a walk refreshes both the body and the mind.
Öğleden sonra biraz yoruldum ve deniz kenarında mola verdim.
In the afternoon, I got a little tired and took a break by the seashore.
Zihninizin dinlenmesi ve bilgileri işlemesi için mutlaka kısa molalar vermelisiniz.
You absolutely must take short breaks for your mind to rest and process information.
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