janı keterge

/dʒanɯ keterɡe/

This expression has 2 meanings.

Literal translation

one's soul to leave

To become extremely frightened; to be panic-stricken and thrown into confusion.

Meni da, anam ölüb qalğanŋa uşap, janım ketdi.It looked to me as though my mother had died, and I was terrified.
Bu sabiyle bayna-tayna dep bir qujur oyun çığarğandıla da, janım ketib turadı.These children have come up with some strange game called bayna-tayna, and I am frightened out of my wits the whole time.

one's soul to go (somewhere)

To become alert and turn one's whole attention to something in particular.

Botaşnı janı qozulağa ketdi.Botash's whole attention went to the lambs.
Ol taqıyqada Bayço, temir tawuş etib, türmeni eşikleri açılğanın eşitdi. Eşitdi da, janı arı ketib tohtadı.At that moment Baycho heard the prison doors opening with a clang of iron. He heard it, and all his attention turned that way.

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