üyün quruturğa

/yjyn quruturʁa/

Literal translation

to destroy someone's house

Intended meaning

To bring misfortune on someone and wreck the life they have built.
  • Aminat sağış etedi: «Sabiy jılıwundan bir adam quru qalsa da, tamam edi. Bir adam – Aminat! Terslik – mende, birewnü üyün nek qurutama?» – dep, tawkel bola edi.Aminat is thinking: "If only one person were left without the warmth of a child, that would be enough. That one person is Aminat! The fault is mine — why am I ruining someone else's life?" — and with that she grew resolute.

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