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10.       gokuyum
5050 posts
 12 Oct 2012 Fri 11:38 pm

 

Quoting tomac

Thank you, Gokuyum, for your explanation and example. However, I have still some doubts about this sentence:

Bana birçok kez hakkettiğim kadar mutlu olmamı söyledin.

I think it means "you told me many times that I´m as happy as I deserve it" - so there are two things missing:

1. "Many times you told me you want me to be happy...". So it looks like if "istediğini" was missing here: Yes

Bana birçok kez hakkettiğim kadar multu olmamı istediğini söyledin. correct

2. But still, this would mean that "you want me to be happy as much as I deserve it" - however, I think that the meaning of original sentence is "you want me to be happy because, as you said, I deserve it". In this case, could it be translated this way?

Bana birçok kez bunu hakkettiğim için mutlu olmamı istediğini söyledin. correct


 

 

11.       tomac
975 posts
 12 Oct 2012 Fri 11:38 pm

Sorry, Gokuyum - I haven´t seen your replies while I was writing mine. I´m also not sure about exact meaning of original text... so probably we will have to wait for someone to help clear our doubts



Edited (10/12/2012) by tomac

12.       tunci
7149 posts
 12 Oct 2012 Fri 11:40 pm

 

Many times you told me you want me to be happy as I deserve it

 

İn my opinion, "as" in that sentence works as "since", so i would say ;


Bana, birçok kez, mutlu olmamı istediğini, çünkü mutluluğu hakettiğimi söyledin.


13.       gokuyum
5050 posts
 12 Oct 2012 Fri 11:41 pm

 

Quoting tomac

Sorry, Gokuyum - I haven´t seen your replies while I was writing mine. I´m also not sure about exact meaning of original text... so probably we will have to wait for someone to help clear our doubts

Look above I guess your second guess is correct.

 

14.       gokuyum
5050 posts
 12 Oct 2012 Fri 11:43 pm

 

Quoting tunci

 

Many times you told me you want me to be happy as I deserve it

 

 

İn my opinion, "as" in that sentence works as "since", so i would say ;


Bana, birçok kez, mutlu olmamı istediğini, çünkü mutluluğu hakettiğimi söyledin.


It is not very different than "Bana birçok kez, hakkettiğim için mutlu olmamı istediğini söyledin"

 

15.       harp00n
3993 posts
 12 Oct 2012 Fri 11:48 pm

What more can i say ?

16.       tomac
975 posts
 13 Oct 2012 Sat 12:23 am

Thank you guys for your help and examples. I really appreciate it.

Below is the first paragraph with the above mentioned sentence changed. Herkese iyi geceler

 

 İster inan ister inanma ama Sevet´e aşığım. Bana birçok kez, hakkettiğim için mutlu olmamı istediğini söyledin ancak Yusuf´la benim hakkımda konuşman gerçekten büyük bir hataydı.

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