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1.       nazarnazar
61 posts
 25 Mar 2014 Tue 03:23 am

 

Do not say things in anger otherwise it could cost you everything.

 

2.       KediNero
418 posts
 25 Mar 2014 Tue 03:33 am

 

Quoting nazarnazar

 

Do not say things in anger otherwise it could cost you everything.

 

öfkeliyken saçmalamamalısın yoksa bunun bedelini ödersin.

 

this is my try as learner, please native speaker correct me if i made any mistake

 



Edited (3/25/2014) by KediNero

3.       BenanCetinCom
24 posts
 25 Mar 2014 Tue 03:33 am

 

Quoting nazarnazar

 

Do not say things in anger otherwise it could cost you everything.

 

 

Exact translation:

Sinirliyken birşey söyleme, yoksa sana herşeye mal olabilir

 

But this usage is better:

Sinirliyken birşey söyleme, sana bazı şeyler kaybettirebilir

 



Edited (3/25/2014) by BenanCetinCom

4.       tomac
975 posts
 25 Mar 2014 Tue 09:22 pm

Would it make sense to replace "bazı şeyler" here with "herşeyi" ?

Sinirliyken birşey söyleme, sana herşeyi kaybettirebilir

5.       mehmet111
195 posts
 25 Mar 2014 Tue 09:43 pm

 

Quoting nazarnazar

 

Do not say things in anger otherwise it could cost you everything.

 

 

Sinirliyken konuşma, yoksa her şeyine mal olabilir.

 

sinirli (angry)

iken (while)

konuşmak (1to talk, 2to speak)

yoksa (otherwise)

her şey (everything)

mal olmak (to cost (in bad situations))

 

sinirli iken ---------------------> sinirliyken (while one is angry)

konuş+ma(negative)-----------> konuşma (don´t speak)

her şey+n(possessive)----------> her şeyin (your everything)

dative case + mal olmak--------> -e mal olmak (to cause to lose something) (direct: to cost to something)

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6.       mehmet111
195 posts
 25 Mar 2014 Tue 09:47 pm

 

Quoting tomac

Would it make sense to replace "bazı şeyler" here with "herşeyi" ?

Sinirliyken birşey söyleme, sana herşeyi kaybettirebilir

 

@tomac

 

Sinirliyken bir şey söyleme, sana her şeyi kaybettirebilir. (Don´t say anything while you are angry, it may make you lost everything/cost your everything.)

 

doğru yazım (correct orthograpghy) : bir şey

 

kayıp (lost)

etmek (to make)

kayıp etmek --> kaybetmek (to lose)

kaybet+dir(causative)+mek-->kaybettirmek (to make somebody lose)

 

kaybet+dir+ebil(can/may)+r(present simple)-->kaybettirebilir (it may make you lose)

 

her şey (everything)

bazı şeyler (some things) [plural of "something"]



Edited (3/25/2014) by mehmet111

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7.       tomac
975 posts
 25 Mar 2014 Tue 10:54 pm

Many thanks for detailed explanation, Mehmet! In original text there is "everything", so I wondered if both "bazı şeyler" and "her şeyi" make sense here.

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8.       KediNero
418 posts
 26 Mar 2014 Wed 12:46 am

Does my translation have any sense? {#emotions_dlg.think}

9.       mehmet111
195 posts
 26 Mar 2014 Wed 07:19 pm

 

Quoting KediNero

 

öfkeliyken saçmalamamalısın yoksa bunun bedelini ödersin.

 

this is my try as learner, please native speaker correct me if i made any mistake

 

 

saçmalamak (to talk nonsense, to drivel)

 

Your translation is exactly correct, too. Your try means: You shouldn´t talk nonsense while you are angry, otherwise you pay the penalty for this.

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