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LevelA1
Word typeNoun
Frequency rank#286

Meanings

  • civil servant
  • clerk

Example sentences

Devlet memuruyum.
I am a civil servant.
Memur ofiste.
The clerk is in the office.

memur in real sentences

161 short Tatoeba sentences with an English translation use this word. Here are 3, with the form of the word each one uses.

  • Memur kaba davranışları gerekçesiyle görevden alındı ​​.

    The clerk was dismissed on the grounds of her rude manners.

    Form: memur · Tatoeba #1014822
  • O bir banka memuru ile evlendi.

    She married a bank clerk.

    Form: memuru · Tatoeba #1288773
  • O eskiden bir banka memuruydu.

    She was formerly a bank clerk.

    Form: memuruydu · Tatoeba #1532183

Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR.

Cases of memur

Built from vowel harmony, the buffer letters y and n, and the k/p/ç softening rule.
CaseFormUsed for
Nominativememurdictionary form, subject
Accusativememuruthe definite object
Dativememurato, towards
Locativememurdain, at, on
Ablativememurdanfrom
Genitivememurunof, owner
Pluralmemurlarmore than one

Grammar note

Locative case: ofis + te (in the office)

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