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eləmək

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See also: elemek and ələmək

Azerbaijani

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Cyrillic еләмәк
Abjad ائلمک

Etymology

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From elision of eyləmək. Unrelated to Turkish elemek (to sift).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [elæˈmæk]
  • Hyphenation: e‧lə‧mək
  • Audio (Baku):(file)

Verb

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eləmək

  1. (transitive) to do
    Daha gözləmək olmazdı, nə isə eləmək lazım idi
    It wasn't possible to wait any longer, one had to do something

Usage notes

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eləmək is often used to make verbs from nouns and adjectives. The resulting compound verb is conjugated as shown below with the invariant prefix. In such compounds, it is used interchangeably with etmək, although the latter is preferred in formal speech and texts, whereas eləmək is preferred in most other settings, such as colloquial speech as well as in less formal texts.

Conjugation

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References

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