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Some repetitive forms
Uslu uslu --> in well-behaved [quite, good, not causing trouble] manner. Generally said to kids.
Burada uslu uslu otur ve beni bekle --> Sit here quitely and wait for me.
güzel güzel --> finely, calmly , properly
Valla her şeyi güzel güzel anlattı. He /She told everything calmy and properly.
salak salak ---> silly, stupidly
Salak salak konuşma ---> Don´t talk stupidly
kara kara --> anxiously or slightly afraid [ This repetition is used with "düşünmek" ]
Oturmuş kara kara düşünüyordu. ---> He/She was sitting and thinking anxiously.
koşa koşa ---> eagerly, with great eagerness. It is used with the verb "gitmek, gelmek"
Bu haberi duyunca koşa koşa gelecek buraya. --> He/She will come here so eagerly when he/she hears this news.
Kediyi çağırınca koşa koşa yanıma geldi. --> When I called the cat, it came to me so eagerly and quickly.
kuru kuru --> tastless, dry. Something is missing, so the person demands something else with it.
Çay kuru kuru gitmiyor à By saying this the person demanding something more that goes with çay. Something to eat such as "kek, piskevüt  "
Say, you are in a café with your friend sitting a while and drinking nothing. You turn to your friend and saying
“ Böyle kuru kuru oturacağız mı ? Haydi çay içelim. ” à Are we gonna sit like this and drinking nothing ? Let’s have a tea.
Edited (4/24/2014) by tunci
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