Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish قونشمق (konışmak). By surface analysis, kon- +‎ -uş +‎ -mak, literally to settle mutually.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [konuʃˈmɑk]
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  • Hyphenation: ko‧nuş‧mak

Verb

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konuşmak (third-person singular simple present konuşur)

  1. to speak
    Toplantıda Türkçe mi konuşmalıyım (yoksa) İngilizce mi?
    Should I speak Turkish or English in the meeting?
  2. to talk
    Konuş benimle!
    Talk to me!
    (literally, “Talk with me!”)
    Şey, konuşmamız gerek.
    Well, we need to talk.
    (literally, “Thing, our talking is necessary.”)
  3. to converse; to chat

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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