to demonstrate, to show · to (attempt to) produce evidence or proof
çekim: geçmiş betoogden · ortaç betoogd · şimdiki betoogt · ulaç betogend
köken: From Middle Dutch betogen, from togen, from Old Dutch tōgen, from Proto-Germanic *ataugijaną, a derivation of *augijaną, from *augô (“eye”) (modern oog).
excuse (explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment) · justification, reason, rationale (explanation which provides support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence)
çekim: çoğul δικαιολογίες · tamlayan δικαιολογίας
köken: From Ancient Greek δικαιολογία (dikaiología), from the verb δικαιολογῶ (dikaiologô, “to justify”), from δίκαιος (díkaios, “fair”) + λόγος (lógos, “reason, cause”).
aile: δικαιολογητικός, δικαιολογήσιμος
Η δικαιολογία του ήταν ότι το λεωφορείο του καθυστέρησε.
Αντί να μου πει ότι δεν ήθελε ν’ αρθεί, μου ’πε ότι κάτι έχει να κάνει· δικαιολογίες, τώρα...
Όταν άκουσε ο δικαστής την δικαιολογία του, τον άφησε ελεύθερο.
köken: Shortened from indító (“starting”) ok (“cause, reason, motive”). Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.