ne zamandan beri soylemek isteyip de soyleyemedigim
English translation: This is in fact something I have always meant to but could not say...
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| 04:47 Sep 7, 2006 |
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peer agreement (net): +1I wanted to say but I couldn't for a long time Explanation: soyleyemedigim is not in future tense..it corresponds to "I couldn't say.." "the thing I wanted to say but I couldn't for a long time....is in fact this" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 48 mins (2006-09-07 05:35:42 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- ps. future tense of "soylemek" in negative is "soylemeyecegim" for 1st person and goes like "soylemeyecegin" for 2nd etc.. |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1This is in fact something i have always meant to but could not say, shout out loud in fact, loud and Explanation: "This is in fact something i have always meant to but could not say, shout out loud in fact, loud and clear." The sentence in Turkish has a rather poetic tone, so i think perhaps the english translation can also afford to have some. |
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peer agreement (net): +1what I've wanted to tell for long, but couldn't Explanation: IMO, though, would be much more economic to structure it exactly as in the title of Woody Allen's book: what I always wanted to tell, but couldn't |
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5 hrs confidence:
his is actually what I've meaning to say for a long time Explanation: This is actually what I've meaning to say for a long time, essentially what I've been wanting to shout out loud, but couldn't. |
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41 days confidence:
What I've been craving to say-not just say, but cry out loud- all this time was exactly this... Explanation: again, just wanted to give an alternative ... instead of 'all this time', you could also use 'for such a long time' or 'for so long' ... or is this attempt somehow 'too little too late'? :) |
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