betinden körürge

/betinden køryrɡe/

Literal translation

to see from someone's face

Intended meaning

To keep or use something — an object, or especially a name — in honour of a loved person, so that they are not forgotten.
  • Men a saŋa İvan degen atnı çam etib aythan suna edim. Sora anağız sizni atağıznı betinden köredi. Erin bek süe köre edim, – dedi Harun."And I thought you had given me the name Ivan as a joke. So your mother keeps it in honour of your father. She must have loved her husband very much," said Harun.
  • Ol zamanda komissarnı erkinligi bla Qaspot qarındaşını beşatarın alğandı. Andan beri anı [Askerni] betinden jürütedi.At that time, with the commissar's permission, Qaspot took his brother's five-shot rifle. Ever since, he has carried it in memory of him [Asker].

Variants

  • betinden jürütürge
  • betinden tutarğa

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