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28 Aug 2006 Mon 04:03 pm |
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Quoting sofia-gr: gerçi, bir sorum var....
if we say "en çok ertesi güne dek kalacağım", doesn't this mean that "i'll go there (e.g tomorrow) and i'll be staying there up to the day after tomorrow"?
if i mean "i'll mostly stay there the day day after tomorrow (i'll go that specific day to the laboratory, not before)" shouldn't i say "orda en çok ertesi gün kalacağım"??
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Sofia,
To tell the truth, I first found your english expression a bit strange. I am not much familiar with both the use of "mostly" and "the other day after tomorrow" in the same sentence. But because I am not a master of english, I must now talk about my previous translation. In turkish, you hardly use "en çok" and "ertesi gün" in the same sentence. When you choose "en çok" to use, you generally use more specific words that indicates certain amount/time such as "üç saat, iki gün, beş yıl" or "-e kadar/dek/ değin". It is rather uncommon, even strange to say "en çok ertesi gün kalacağım." So, it is much better to say "en çok ertesi güne dek kalacağım" (thus "en çok" becomes compatible with "-e dek" which indicates "to certain degree/amount/ time".)
Sorry my english is poor, I hope these make a sense to you. But I must tell that you know Turkish well.
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