maŋa bolğan kimge boldu derge
/maŋa bolʁan kimɡe boldu derɡe/
Literal translation
to say "what happened to me, to whom has it happened?"
Intended meaning
To bewail one's misfortune as though no one had ever suffered the like, and so give up all courage.
- Kertidi, jarsıwuŋ ulludu, alay maŋa bolğan kimge boldu dep, kesiŋi boşlarğa jaramaz, tawkel et, harip.True, your sorrow is great, but you mustn't let yourself go saying no one has suffered what you have — take heart, poor soul.
- Maŋa bolğan kimge boldu dep, Allahha qarşçı bolmazğa küreşeme, ne eteyim.Saying that what befell me has befallen no one, I try not to set myself against God — what else can I do?
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 352