Sunday, February 28, 2016

284: Pull yourself together!


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


Video is from the Turkish Series "İlişki Durumu: Karışık"
English Title: "Relationship Status: It's Complicated"

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