gerekçe

== Turkish == === Etymology === By surface analysis, gerek (“necessity”) +‎ -çe. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɟe.ɾecˈt͡ʃe/, /ɟeˈɾec.t͡ʃe/ Hyphenation: ge‧rek‧çe === Noun === gerekçe (definite accusative gerekçeyi, plural gerekçeler) rationale, reason, motivation, excuse, motive, justification Synonym: (archaic) esbabımucibe (law) ground, reason ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “gerekçe”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “gerekçe”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı