Büyükbabası aynı fabrikada kırk yıl çalıştıktan sonra küçük bir emekli maaşı alıyor.
English: His grandfather receives a small pension after working forty years in the same factory.
emekli maaşı /emɛklˈɪmaaʃˈɯ/ · noun · CEFR B2. Turkish translation of "pension".
See also: Vocabulary entry (Turkish)
- Source term
- pension
- Translation
- emekli maaşı
- CEFR Level
- B2
- Part of speech
- noun
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Article, Gender & Forms
Turkish nouns do not use a fixed definite article like "the". Plural meaning is usually added with -lar or -ler.
| Dictionary form | emekli maaşı |
|---|---|
| Regular/likely plural | emekli maaşılar |
How to use it in a sentence
- Pattern
- Subject + verb + emekli maaşı
- Examples
- Bu emekli maaşı.
- Tip
- Use the article with the noun when the language normally requires one.
Example Sentences
O, sadece yirmi beş yaşındayken emekliliği için birikim yapmaya başladı.
English: She started saving for her pension when she was just twenty-five years old.
Hükümet önümüzdeki on yıl içinde emeklilik yaşını yükseltmeyi planlıyor.
English: The government plans to raise the pension age over the next decade.
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