What does kalmamak in Turkish mean?

What is the meaning of the word kalmamak in Turkish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use kalmamak in Turkish.

The word kalmamak in Turkish means tükenmek, tükenmiş olmak, takip etmek, geri kalmamak, -den geri kalmamak, cansızlaşmak, canlılığını yitirmek, telafi etmek, sözünü tutmamak, sözünde durmamak, sözüne sadık kalmamak, (yapılan iyiliğin, vb.) karşılığını vermek, altında kalmamak, elde kalmamak. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word kalmamak

tükenmek

(have none left)

Can you go and buy milk? We've completely run out.

tükenmiş olmak

(informal (be lacking)

We are short of money as my husband has been out of work for a few months.

takip etmek

(keep up with sth) (bir şeyi)

Do you follow politics?

geri kalmamak

(figurative (not fall behind)

The course is very intensive, and some students are having difficulties in keeping up.

-den geri kalmamak

(figurative (not fall behind)

If you don't keep up with your loan repayments, your home may be repossessed.

cansızlaşmak, canlılığını yitirmek

(sit longing for sth)

Thinking about her lost love, Elizabeth sat languishing.

telafi etmek

(informal (make amends)

George wanted to make it up to Andrea for being so bad-tempered towards her earlier.

sözünü tutmamak, sözünde durmamak, sözüne sadık kalmamak

(formal (fail to keep promise)

My dad reneged on his promise to take me camping this weekend.

(yapılan iyiliğin, vb.) karşılığını vermek, altında kalmamak

(figurative (return: a favour) (mecazlı)

I hope I'll have an opportunity to repay the favour.

elde kalmamak

(all be sold) (mal, vb.)

It's always annoying to get to the ticket booth and be told they've sold out.

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