boşuna
/boʃuna/
1. in vain, to no purpose, for nothing, uselessly
- zamanım boşuna ketdi — my time went for nothing
- barı boşuna ketdi — it all went for nothing
- qıyını boşuna ketdi — his efforts went for nothing
- açhanı boşuna joyarğa — to waste money uselessly
- açham boşuna küyüb ketdi — my money burned away for nothing
- boşuna qıynalırğa — to toil in vain
- tirmen boşuna işlegendi — the mill was running idle
- ol alay boşuna kelmegendi — he did not come for no reason
- ol alay boşuna aylanmaydı — he does not wander about to no purpose
2. free of charge, without payment, for free
- boşuna berirge — to give free of charge
- boşuna alırğa — to get for free
- boş jürügenden ese, boşuna işle — rather than idle about, work for nothing
- boşuna alğan zatha bağa bermez — one sets no value on what one gets for free