This is the 12668th most frequent Turkish word.
inanmasak
"İnanmasak" means "if we do not believe" in English.
The word 'inanmasak' here denotes disbelief or not holding belief in the idea in question.
Eğer bu fikre inanmasak, nasıl ilerleyebiliriz?
If we do not believe in this idea, how can we progress?
'inanmasak' expresses a state of skepticism toward 'them', showing contrast with the collaborative action taken.
Onlara inanmasak da işbirliği yapmıştık.
Even though we did not believe in them, we collaborated.
In this context, 'inanmasak' represents a hypothetical disbelief in the advice given to 'us'.