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Kısmetse olur

English translation: If it is meant to be, it will come to pass

00:27 Sep 12, 2009

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Turkish term or phrase: Kısmetse olur

Aklımda bir kaç alternatif var ama bir de size danışmak istedim.

Erkan Dogan KudoZ activity Questions: 39 (none open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 131 United States
Local time: 20:16

English translation:If it is meant to be, it will come to pass

Explanation:
Tabii bir çok seçenek var. Klişeleşmiş olan "Whatever will be will be"dir.

Selected response from:

TurkishEnglish.com Inc.
United States

Grading comment

"If it is meant to be, it is meant to be" olarak karar kıldım. Yanıtı seçerken de en yakın olan ilk bölümü dikkate aldım. Teşekkürler!
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +4

if it is meant to be

Sebla

5 +1

If it is meant to be, it will come to pass

TurkishEnglish.com Inc.

If fate so decrees, it will happen

Mehmet Hascan

God willing

Kagano

wait and see; hope so; hopeful!

Salih Yıldırım

If destined, it will come to be

M. Ali Bayraktar

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

12 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

If it is meant to be, it will come to pass

Explanation:
Tabii bir çok seçenek var. Klişeleşmiş olan "Whatever will be will be"dir.

TurkishEnglish.com Inc.
United States
Native speaker of:

English,

Turkish
PRO pts in category: 19

Grading comment

"If it is meant to be, it is meant to be" olarak karar kıldım. Yanıtı seçerken de en yakın olan ilk bölümü dikkate aldım. Teşekkürler!

20 mins confidence:

If destined, it will come to be

Explanation:

or happen

M. Ali Bayraktar
Turkey
Local time: 04:16
Native speaker of:

Turkish
PRO pts in category: 16

23 mins confidence:

wait and see; hope so; hopeful!

Explanation:
Bunları kullanırdım.

Salih Yıldırım
Turkey
Local time: 04:16
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Turkish

58 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

if it is meant to be

Explanation:
kismetse olur anlaminda zaten, o yüzden bence if it is meant to be yeterli

Example sentence(s):

if it is meant to be, it happens.

Sebla
United States
Local time: 21:16
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Turkish,

German
PRO pts in category: 4

9 hrs confidence:

God willing

Explanation:
Burada "kısmetse" ifadesi "eger Allah'in takdiri dahilindeyse" manasinin kisaltilmis sekli oldugundan en oz ifade sekli budur.

Reference: http://www.tureng.com/search/god+willing

Kagano
United States
Local time: 19:16
Native speaker of:

Turkish