inanmak

Meaning

1. (intransitive,with-dative) to believe, have faith (someone's abilities, chances etc.; someone's existence; the power, value etc. of something; the existence of something)
2. (intransitive) to believe (someone, in something someone says/does), trust

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish اینانمق (inanmak), from Proto-Turkic *ïnan- (“to believe; trust, rely on”). Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (ïnan-), etc.

Sentences

Onun dışardaki hayatı hakkında duyduklarıma inanmak çok güçtü.

It was hard to believe what I had heard about his life outside.