işsiz
adjective B2- unemployed, jobless
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainThe last vowel, i, is front and unrounded, so the “my” ending is -im.
The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “plural” ending is -ler.
The last vowel, i, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -i. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: işsizinde. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nde.
The last vowel, i, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -i. After a vowel, y joins the ending: işsiziyle. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yle.
Words from it
From the library
Öykülerinde balıkçılar, kahveciler, işsiz gençler, yoksul çocuklar ve İstanbul sokaklarının adı sanı bilinmeyen insanları yaşar.
His stories are home to fishermen, coffeehouse keepers, young people out of work, poor children and the nameless people of Istanbul’s streets.
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