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1. O ...!/Oh ...! {used to show strong emotion, especially exasperation}: Ya Rabbi! O Lord!/O my God! Ya sabır! God give me patience!
2. used to emphasize a rhetorical question: Bu curcunada çalışılır mı ya? Who can possibly work in the midst of this bedlam?
3. you know ...: Kimden duydun? Hani fizik dersimizde o sarışın dilber var ya, işte o söyledi. Who´d you hear it from?´´ ´´You know that blonde bombshell who´s in our physics class? She told me. Ayşe bugün gelmedi. Hastaymış ya! Ayşe didn´t come today. Now you know we heard she was sick!
4. used to emphasize a statement: Kör olası paranı aldın ya, benden daha ne bekliyorsun? You´ve gotten your damn money; what more do you want out of me? Sen beni ne zannediyorsun ya? Just who do you think I am? Söyle ya! Come on and say it! Alsana ya! Take some for heaven´s sake! Ya, demek öyle. So that´s the way it is, eh? Gelseydin ya! If only you´d come!
5. Especially ...!: Canan´ın inceliği, iyi kalpliliği, yardımseverliği az kişide var; ya güzelliği! Few people are as sensitive, good-hearted, and helpful as Canan. And when it comes to looks, she puts them all in the shade!
6. What about ...?/How about ...?: New York´u haziranda severim. Ya sen? I like New York in June. How about you? Sen iyisin be! Ya ben ne yapayım? You´re sitting pretty, but what about me? What do I do?
7. And what if ...?: Nebahat onu getirir diyorsun, ya getirmezse? You say Nebahat will bring it. But what if she doesn´t?
8. Yes./Yep./Yup./You´re right./You said it!: Hava soğuk. Ya, öyle. The weather´s cold. You´re right.
ya sabır çekmek to put up with something {without outwardly complaining}; to exercise forbearance. |
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either ... or ...: Ya sen, ya ben! It´s either you or me! Papağanımı ya Nedime, ya Şadiye, ya da Tevhide´ye bırakacağım. I´m going to leave my parrot to either Nedime, Şadiye, or Tevhide.
ya bu deveyi gütmeli, ya bu diyardan gitmeli. colloq. Take it or leave it!/Either accept the situation as it is and start working on it, or pack up your traps and clear out!
ya devlet başa, ya kuzgun leşe. colloq. When I´ve/we´ve/he´s/she´s/they´ve finished this job I´ll/we´ll/he´ll/she´ll/they´ll be one of two things: a shining success or a miserable failure./This job will either make me/us/him/her/them or break me/us/him/her/them.
ya herrü, ya merrü. colloq. It´s a case of do or die. |
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* O ...!/Oh ...! ({used to show strong emotion, especially exasperation}:)
Ya sabır!
God give me patience!
* (used to emphasize a rhetorical question:)
Bu curcunada çalışılır mı ya?
Who can possibly work in the midst of this bedlam?
* you know ...:
"Ayşe bugün gelmedi." "Hastaymış ya!"
"Ayşe didn't come today." "Now you know we heard she was sick!"
* (used to emphasize a statement:)
Söyle ya!
Come on and say it!
Ya, demek öyle.
So that's the way it is, eh?
* Especially ...!:
Esra'nın inceliği, iyi kalpliliği, yardımseverliği az kişide var; ya güzelliği!
Few people are as sensitive, good-hearted, and helpful as Esra. And when it comes to looks, she puts
them all in the shade!
* What about ...?/How about ...?:
New York'u haziranda severim. Ya sen?
I like New York in June. How about you?
* And what if ...?:
Nebahat onu getirir diyorsun, ya getirmezse?
You say Nebahat will bring it. But what if she doesn't?
* Yes./Yep./Yup./You're right./You said it!:
"Hava soğuk." "Ya, öyle."
"The weather's cold." "You're right." |
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* either ... or ...:
Ya sen, ya ben!
It's either you or me! |
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