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Abayı Yakmak
1.       mikex
53 posts
 09 Mar 2013 Sat 09:22 am

Abayı yakmak -idiom-(unofficial)

Meaning: to fall in love with.

Example: O kadına abayı yaktım.

             I fell in love with that woman.

 

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2.       caliptrix
3055 posts
 09 Mar 2013 Sat 04:19 pm

 

Quoting mikex

Abayı yakmak -idiom-(unofficial)

Meaning: to fall in love with.

Example: O kadına abayı yaktım.

             I fell in love with that woman.

 

 

I think people don´t use this phrase for themselves. You may better use ıt for another person. Like ´Oğlan kıza abayı yakmış!´

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3.       mikex
53 posts
 09 Mar 2013 Sat 08:55 pm

 

Quoting caliptrix

 

 

I think people don´t use this phrase for themselves. You may better use ıt for another person. Like ´Oğlan kıza abayı yakmış!´

 

That´s true, generally people use it for other people but they can use it for themselves rarely. Both are correct.

Ex: Ben abayı yaktım, arkadaş!

     I fell in love, friend!

Thanks for your advice



Edited (3/9/2013) by mikex

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