çalışmak

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word çalışmak. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word çalışmak, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say çalışmak in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word çalışmak you have here. The definition of the word çalışmak will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofçalışmak, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish چالشمق (çalışmak), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *čal-, whence also Turkish çal-. Equivalent to çal- +‎ -ış.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ça‧lış‧mak

Verb

çalışmak (third-person singular simple present çalışır)

  1. to work
    üç yıldır bu okulda çalışıyorumI have been working in this school for three years
  2. to study (lessons)
    matematik çalışacağım/matematiğe çalışacağımI will study maths
    logaritma çalıştım/logaritmaya çalıştımI studied logarithm
  3. (following a verbal noun in dative case) to try to
    İyi bir insan olmaya çalışıyorum.
    I'm trying to be a good person.
    Çalışmaya çalışıyorum.
    I'm trying to study.
  4. (transitive, bodybuilding) to work out, to hit
    Haftada kaç gün bacak çalışıyorsun?
    How many days a week do you work out your legs?

Usage notes

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Ladino: chalishear

Further reading

References