jaşawdan artha qalğan

/dʒaʃawdan artxa qalʁan/

Literal translation

left behind by life

Intended meaning

Unable to keep up with the way life is now lived; out of step with the times.
  • «Aŋa aythanıŋ jaraşırıq tüyüldü, ol [Çondur] jaşawdan artha qalıb turğan adamdı», – degendile nögerleri."There is no point telling him anything, he [Chondur] is a man who has fallen behind the times," said his companions.

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