atamımı öltürgendi

/atamɯmɯ øltyrɡendi/

Literal translation

has he killed my father?

Intended meaning

Rhetorical retort used to deny any grounds for a grudge or hostility toward someone: he has done me no wrong at all.
  • Da endi men İdrisge dert tuthan jerim joqdu. Dert tutarça, ol meni atamımı öltürgendi? – dedi Hamzat."I have no reason to hold a grudge against Idris. Has he killed my father, that I should bear him a grudge?" said Khamzat.
  • Ne işim bardı meni anı bla, ol atamımı öltürgendi? – dep açıwlandı jaş."What business do I have with him — has he killed my father?" the young man said angrily.

Variants

  • ataŋımı öltürgendi

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