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1.       natiypuspi
436 posts
 27 Jan 2012 Fri 01:49 pm

Hi! I wonder if it exists any way to express, in turkish, a gradual action, and in special a gradual imperative.

For example, I was listening to a mexican song, and it says "vete olvidando" (literally it´s go by forgetting, an it means yo can forget little by little).

It´s not easy to explain some local idioms. I hope you could understand. Thanks in advance.

2.       britishboy
6 posts
 27 Jan 2012 Fri 02:55 pm

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Yes, you can say ´yavaş yavaş´

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3.       si++
3785 posts
 27 Jan 2012 Fri 03:29 pm

 

Quoting natiypuspi

Hi! I wonder if it exists any way to express, in turkish, a gradual action, and in special a gradual imperative.

For example, I was listening to a mexican song, and it says "vete olvidando" (literally it´s go by forgetting, an it means yo can forget little by little).

It´s not easy to explain some local idioms. I hope you could understand. Thanks in advance.

 

Very similar

giderek unutursun (lit. you forget by going)

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4.       scalpel
1472 posts
 27 Jan 2012 Fri 03:32 pm

nati´m, for gradually increasing, decreasing, improving, developing, reducing, etc. there also are the following two adverbs: zamanla, giderek (as in zamanla unutulur, giderek unutursun,.. )

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5.       natiypuspi
436 posts
 27 Jan 2012 Fri 03:34 pm

Cevaplar için çok teşekkür ederim!

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