tembellik
noun C1- laziness, sloth · Tembelliğinden bıktım!, I'm tired of your laziness
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainThe k of tembellik becomes ğ before a vowel: tembelliğim. The 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 k of tembellik becomes ğ before a vowel: tembelliğinde. 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: tembelliğinde. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nde.
The k of tembellik becomes ğ before a vowel: tembelliğiyle. The last vowel, i, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -i. After a vowel, y joins the ending: tembelliğiyle. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yle.
Phrases
From the library
Birçok ebeveyn bu durumu gençlerin tembelliğine veya inatçılığına bağlama eğilimindedir.
Many parents tend to attribute this situation to the laziness or stubbornness of the youth.
Yavaşlamak, sanıldığının aksine tembellik veya durağanlık anlamına gelmez; bilakis, her eylemi kendi doğasına en uygun ritimde, hakkını vererek gerçekleştirmek demektir.
Slowing down does not mean laziness or stagnation, contrary to what is thought; on the contrary, it means performing every action at the rhythm most suitable to its own nature, doing it justice.
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