kullanmak
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قوللانمق (kullanmak). By surface analysis, kul (“slave, servant”) + -lan. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Cognate with Gagauz kullanmaa (“to use”), compare Turkmen ulanmak (“to use”), Bashkir ҡулланырға (qollanırğa, “to use”), Tatar кулланырга (qullanırğa, “to use”), Kyrgyz колдонуу (koldonuu, “to use”), Kazakh қолдану (qoldanuw, “to use”) and archaic Azerbaijani qollanmaq (“to use”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]kullanmak (third-person singular simple present kullanır)
- (transitive) to use, to utilize, to employ
- Bilgisayar kullanmayı biliyorum. ― I know how to use a computer.
- (transitive) to drive, to operate
- Synonym: sürmek
- Araba kullanırken beni rahatsız etme. ― Don't disturb me while (I am) driving the car.
- (transitive) to exploit, to take advantage of
- (transitive, intransitive) to wear, to equip
- (intransitive, of addictive substances) to consume, to smoke or drink
Conjugation
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “kullanmak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “kullanmak”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “kullanmak”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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