lüzumsuz
adjective C1- unnecessary
- unneeded
- Superfluous; redundant; exceeding what is necessary, no longer needed.
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainThe last vowel, u, is back and rounded, so the “my” ending is -um.
The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “plural” ending is -lar.
The last vowel, u, is back and rounded, so the “his/her” ending is -u. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: lüzumsuzunda. The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nda.
The last vowel, u, is back and rounded, so the “his/her” ending is -u. After a vowel, y joins the ending: lüzumsuzuyla. The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yla.
From the library
Birdenbire bu lüzumsuz merhametle kuvvetli bir gencin azmini kıracağımı düşündüm.
İlk kitabı Semaver 1936'da yayımlandı; bu kitabı yıllar içinde Sarnıç, Şahmerdan, Lüzumsuz Adam ve Mahalle Kahvesi gibi öykü kitapları izledi.
His first book, Semaver (The Samovar), was published in 1936; over the years it was followed by story collections such as Sarnıç (The Cistern), Şahmerdan (The Pile Driver), Lüzumsuz Adam (The Useless Man) and Mahalle Kahvesi (The Neighborhood Coffeehouse).
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