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Gülmekten - the meaning and use of these constructions
1.       stephenC
1 posts 		 11 Oct 2012 Thu 03:07 am

"Gülmekten ölmekteyiz", so the song goes. I have seen this construction a few times now INFINITIVE + "de". How would I translate this? Thanks.
2.       Henry
2604 posts 		 11 Oct 2012 Thu 06:41 am

 

Quoting stephenC

"Gülmekten ölmekteyiz", so the song goes. I have seen this construction a few times now INFINITIVE + "de". How would I translate this? Thanks.

 

Click here for a post with some good explanations

My attempt to translate

gülmekten ölmekteyiz = we have been dying of laughter

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