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Hi (again) for a question about the song "Istanbul olali"...
In this sentence:
Gözümün yaşını yüzdürürüm hisara doğru.
Which should mean "I let my tears float in the direction of the fortress (Hisar)"...
"Gözümün yaşını" means "the tears of my eyes", right?
"Göz-üm-ün" is clear to me = eye+possessive suffix first person+genitive "of my eyes"
But what about "yaşını"?
It should have an accusative suffix because of the verb (and because it is definite), so yaşın-ı.
But also a possessive marking referring to the eyes, right? Hence the first "-ı"?? So that outside of a sentence, Gözümün yaşı is "the tears of my eyes"
So what about the "n" in yaş-ı-n-ı? Guess it's for linking two vowels? But in which case do you choose an "n" over" a "y"? (Or is it part of a suffix??).
Well, I hope my questions are clear enough... ;-P
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Hi there!
I'm trying to get the meaning of Sezen Aksu's lyrics... In "yakut yer gök kırmızı", I'm puzzled by the word yakut before yer. What does it qualify? Is it the kind of red? Does the sentence mean "The earth and sky are ruby red"?
Thanks ;-)
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"have a house built", or "have shoes made"
Hello there,
It's been a long time I havent been using this wall :)
Could someone help me with the verb 시키다?
If it is not the sense of "order something" (주문하다), is it possible to use it in the sense of "have built/manufactured/realized" (만들게 하다) with a concrete object?
For instance, if I want to say "have a house built", or "have shoes made", can one use 시키다?
집을 시켰다. (in the sense: 집을 짓게 했다)
(they) had a house built
구두를 시켰다. (in the sense: 구두를 만들게 했다)
(they) had shoes made
To me these sentences sound weird (if not in the sense "order"). Could someone confirm?
Thank you :)
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A village Chinese people make fun of?
This is a story I heard second-hand, about a Chinese village or town Chinese people may make fun of, because the inhabitants are supposed to communicate "poorly", that is... very economically, using one-word sentences to make themselves understand. Could anybody give me hints about this place, if it exists?
Thanks :)
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Pronunciation/Accent
Well, this is probably my favourite Korean song: 물밑의 속삭임 by 크라잉넛. My own cover here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxHG5lWwzAw
Could anyone tell me whether my pronunciation is not accurate, or if my accent shows up and on which words?
Thanx ^^
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Could somebody please tell me the difference in use between the following two pairs of sentences?
1a) 他也肚子饿了 ta ye duzi e le ('He too is hungry')
1b) 只有他肚子饿了 zhiyou ta duzi e le (Only he is hungry')
2a) 他肚子也饿了 ta duzi ye e le (??)
2b) 他只有肚子饿了 ta zhiyou duzi e le (??)Is it that in 2a-b, there s only one guy? Would it be ok to translate as:
2a) He s hungry too (e.g. ... not only thirsty)
2b) He s only hungry (e.g. ... not thirsty)
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Difference between 빨리 and 얼른
빨리/얼른 나아요..
In this kind of sentence, the meanings of 빨리 and 얼른 seem to be quite similar, like "quickly", but are there contexts in which there is a difference?
Thank you ^^
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혀를 내두를 정도로...
Do you guys have an idea how to translate this expression in English? "to have one's tongue hang out" if I m correct, would refer to some kind of eager anticipation. Is it the same in Korean? There seems to be a nuance of surprise in Korean, especially when you see something. Is that correct?
Thanx ;-)
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tegerei amjilt husie
Can someone tell me what this means? Thank you!
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Are my translations correct?
(1) 임신을 하고 출산의 과정을 거치면서 눈이 몹시 피로하고 나빠진 것 같습니다.
> During pregnancy and childbirth, it seems that her eyes (= of the mother) were extremely weary and went bad.
Or does 면서 have scope only on 출산의 과정?
> After her pregnancy, it seems that her eyes went extremely weary and went bad during the childbirth.
(2) 안짜증나! 짜증 안나는 파파가 될테니까, 자 그럼 이걸로 된거야?
> I’m not irritated! As I’ll become a daddy(??) that doesn’t get irritated, ...?
And this one does not make much sense to me:
(3) 비가 내려도 엄마, 지금 안 비와?
> Even if it rains, mommy, doesnt it rain now?
^.^
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