Dec 29, 2013 21:58
10 yrs ago
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Turkish term
Kandım ki
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Turkish to English
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Cartoon
From a dialogue in a cartoon between a caveman & a cave woman, who see a flying saucer.
Cave man:- Şurda tanımlayamadığım uçan bir cisim var.
Cave woman:- ulan bugüne kadar kaç cisim kandım ki.....
Does kandım mean 'I have failed to identify?
Thanks in anticipation.
Cave man:- Şurda tanımlayamadığım uçan bir cisim var.
Cave woman:- ulan bugüne kadar kaç cisim kandım ki.....
Does kandım mean 'I have failed to identify?
Thanks in anticipation.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | believed |
Türker Türkbayrak
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| 4 | been cheated |
Zeki Güler
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| 5 -2 | ever misguided |
Salih YILDIRIM
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Proposed translations
35 mins
Türker Türkbayrak
Türkiye
Türkiye
Native in Turkish
Türkiye
NAATI cert. Tech. Trans. Ind. Eng. MSc
Native in: Turkish
Works in: English to Turkish, Turkish to English
Selected
believed
"kandım" is used in the meaning of "I believed, but it was wrong" or "I mistook (them) for an UFO"
But the meaning of the sentence is negative:
"ulan bugüne kadar kaç cisim kandım ki..." means "man, have I ever believed any of them so far? Of course not."
But the meaning of the sentence is negative:
"ulan bugüne kadar kaç cisim kandım ki..." means "man, have I ever believed any of them so far? Of course not."
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to all but this was the best &
clearest answer, which made perfect sense. I also apprecıated the full explanation & translation."
9 hrs
Zeki Güler
Native in Turkish
MITI, MCIL, DipTransIoLET
Native in: Turkish 
Works in: English to Turkish, Turkish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
8
been cheated
.
-2
9 hrs
Salih YILDIRIM
United States
United States
Native in Turkish
Works in field
United States
Meticulous, scrupulous, curious work!
Native in: Turkish (Variant: Standard-İstanbul ) 
Works in: Turkish to English, English to Turkish, French to Turkish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
88
ever misguided
IMO
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Kim Metzger
: Synonyms 1. eternally, perpetually, constantly. See always. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ever
5 hrs
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| disagree |
Tim Drayton
: The verb is in the first person singular form of the past tense - I do not see how this can translate into a participle.
6 hrs
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