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büyüklenmek

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Turkish

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Etymology

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Equivalent to büyük (big) +‎ -len +‎ -mek

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /byjyclænˈmec/, [by.jyc.l̠ʲæn̪ˈme̞c]
  • Rhymes: -ec
  • Hyphenation: bü‧yük‧len‧mek

Verb

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büyüklenmek

  1. (intransitive, informal) to be proud,to be arrogant
    Synonyms: kasılmak, kibirlenmek
    Herkes bunu yapabilir hemen büyüklenme
    Everyone can do this don't be arrogant
  2. (intransitive or transitive, informal) to see oneself higher than someone else, to be arrogant (towards) [+dative]
    Synonym: büyüklük taslamak
    Bir de utanmaz utanmaz bana büyüklendi
    On top of that he also shamelessly saw himself over me
  3. (transitive, informal) to be arrogantly offensive towards, to be arrogantly rude towards [+dative]
    Synonyms: büyüklük taslamak, ayılanmak, öküzlenmek
    Ebeveynlerine böyle büyüklenemezsin!
    You can't be arrogantly rude towards your parents like this!

Conjugation

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