matro ekta .ami already 15 ta korechi

English translation: Just/only one! I have alreday done (=deleted) 15!

17:01 Oct 12, 2010
Bengali to English translations [PRO]
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Bengali term or phrase: matro ekta .ami already 15 ta korechi
deleting inactive friends on facebook
Laura Ann (X)
Local time: 12:30
English translation:Just/only one! I have alreday done (=deleted) 15!
Explanation:
Several variations are possible. But I think there's a sense of surprise/exclamation, so "!" seems better than "?".

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Note added at 9 hrs (2010-10-13 02:44:48 GMT)
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Important: Please read "already" in place of "alreday" (it's a typo)
Yet another variation may be:
Just/only one! I have already done (=deleted) as many as 15!

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Note added at 5 days (2010-10-17 18:42:28 GMT) Post-grading
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I would like to express my sincerest thanks to Laura Ann for her prudent remarks and a profound sagacity in selecting the answer. Thanks also to all my colleagues for shedding light on the meaning for their own points of view. Best regards to all !!

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Note added at 5 days (2010-10-17 18:43:32 GMT) Post-grading
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from their own.....
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Quamrul Islam
Local time: 22:30
Grading comment
Hello...I believe the emotion from the exclamation is appropriate...in real life conversation it is important...thank you again!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1Only one? I have already deleted 15.
Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
5 +1Only one! I've already deleted 15 from the list.
Md Abu Alam
5Only one. I have altready done 15.
keshab
5Only one! I have already (deleted/done) 15 (friends)
Lubain Masum
5Just/only one! I have alreday done (=deleted) 15!
Quamrul Islam


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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Only one? I have already deleted 15.


Explanation:
The source actually says, "Only one. I have already completed 15." But in your given context, it actually says, "Only one? I have already deleted 15."

Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
Bangladesh
Local time: 22:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in BengaliBengali
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you very much for your answer :)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  keshab
1 min
  -> Thank you!
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Only one. I have altready done 15.


Explanation:
Self explanatory.

keshab
Local time: 22:00
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi, Native in BengaliBengali
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you again for your answer :)

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Only one! I have already (deleted/done) 15 (friends)


Explanation:
Only one! I have already (deleted/done) 15 (friends)

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Note added at 15 mins (2010-10-12 17:16:09 GMT)
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matro ekta = only one
ami=I
already= already
15= 15
ta=article
korechi= done, [(deleted)in this context]

Lubain Masum
United States
Local time: 12:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in BengaliBengali
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you so much for your answer :)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Quamrul Islam: Referring to you notes, IMHO the Bengali suffix "ta" is not an article, it's a quantifier. Dear Mr Masum, please don't take it otherwise. I did not mean to undermine your efforts, but instead thought that foreigners should not be given wrong meanings.
9 hrs
  -> Does it make any difference in the meaning of my original answer? You are finding loopholes in the additional note of my answer when your main answer is only a very minor modification of my own answer. Thanks.
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Only one! I've already deleted 15 from the list.


Explanation:
1. Here we need to use the sign of exclamation after the word "one".
2. We should use some extension after the number "15" to make the expression clear.

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Note added at 8 hrs (2010-10-13 01:48:58 GMT)
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Example: You deleted only one! I've already deleted at least 50 from the list.

Md Abu Alam
Bangladesh
Local time: 22:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in BengaliBengali
PRO pts in category: 16
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for you very good answer :)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ziaur Rahman
14 mins
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Just/only one! I have alreday done (=deleted) 15!


Explanation:
Several variations are possible. But I think there's a sense of surprise/exclamation, so "!" seems better than "?".

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Note added at 9 hrs (2010-10-13 02:44:48 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Important: Please read "already" in place of "alreday" (it's a typo)
Yet another variation may be:
Just/only one! I have already done (=deleted) as many as 15!

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 5 days (2010-10-17 18:42:28 GMT) Post-grading
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I would like to express my sincerest thanks to Laura Ann for her prudent remarks and a profound sagacity in selecting the answer. Thanks also to all my colleagues for shedding light on the meaning for their own points of view. Best regards to all !!

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Note added at 5 days (2010-10-17 18:43:32 GMT) Post-grading
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from their own.....

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Quamrul Islam
Local time: 22:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in BengaliBengali
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Hello...I believe the emotion from the exclamation is appropriate...in real life conversation it is important...thank you again!
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