Hanfendi uyanın!
= Ma'am wake up!
Hanfendi kendinize gelin!
= Ma'am pull yourself together!
İmdat polis, imdat imdat polis!
= Help police, help help police!
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Vocabulary:
uyanın [from uyanmak= to wake up]. This is the imperative, polite form.
The informal form is "uyan"
kendinize [=to yourself (polite form addressing one person);
yourselves (plural)]
gelin [from gelmek= to come]. This is the imperative, polite form.
The informal form is "gel"
Kendinize gelin [lit. come to yourself= pull yourself together; get a hold of yourself]. This is, again, the imperative, polite form.
The informal form is "kendine gel"
imdat! [=help!]
polis [=police]
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Reflexive Pronouns:
The Turkish word for self is "kendi".
The reflexive pronouns hence are as follows:
myself
|
kendim
|
yourself
|
kendin
|
himself; herself; itself
|
kendisi
|
ourselves
|
kendimiz
|
yourselves
|
kendiniz
|
themselves
|
kendileri
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English Title: "Relationship Status: It's Complicated"
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