kahin aisa to nahi ki wo bhaag gaya!

English translation: Is it not so that he ran away?

06:02 Sep 9, 2009
Hindi to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Hindi term or phrase: kahin aisa to nahi ki wo bhaag gaya!
plz. special translation of word kahin aisa to nahi
pratibha tiwari
English translation:Is it not so that he ran away?
Explanation:
'Has run away'= 'bhaag gaya hai'...'bhaag gaya'= ran away
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INDER M. SINGH
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Local time: 07:30
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2Is it not so that he ran away?
INDER M. SINGH
4 +1I hope it's not true (that) / God forbid
Shera Lyn Parpia
5Could it be that he has run away?
Md Abu Alam
5I fear/suspect if he has run away !
Quamrul Islam
3It's possible that he's run away! or Hope he hasn't run away!
nke
3How far can the foreboding be granted or not granted that he has run away!
Ramesh Bhatt


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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
I hope it's not true (that) / God forbid


Explanation:
that he ran/could run away

this is more or less the meaning, in correct, easily flowing English.

Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Local time: 12:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  nke
28 mins
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
It's possible that he's run away! or Hope he hasn't run away!


Explanation:
or in the sense of question - Do you think he has run away?

nke
Local time: 11:30
Native speaker of: Gujarati
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
How far can the foreboding be granted or not granted that he has run away!


Explanation:
This innocent-looking sentence, in its sensitivity, is complex. As it is, there is no readymade expression of it in English. We shall have to invent one. I call upon all my stalwart peers to devote some time to thinking of a better translation of the sentence, and settle this issue.

Some more expression that comes to my mind is:
How sure or unsure can one be that he hasn't run away?
Can we surmise the possibility that he has run away?
O' Tempora, O' Moses, he might have run away!











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Note added at 7 hrs (2009-09-09 13:18:21 GMT)
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I meant to say:

Some more expressions that come to my mind are:
How sure or unsure can one be that he hasn't run away?
Can we surmise the possibility that he has run away?
O' Tempora, O' Moses, he might have run away!


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Note added at 7 hrs (2009-09-09 13:20:30 GMT)
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"Foreboding" can also be replaced by "feeling" in the expression.

Ramesh Bhatt
Nepal
Local time: 17:15
Native speaker of: Native in UrduUrdu, Native in EnglishEnglish
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Is it not so that he ran away?


Explanation:
'Has run away'= 'bhaag gaya hai'...'bhaag gaya'= ran away

Example sentence(s):
  • Is it not so that he has fallen in love with her?
INDER M. SINGH
United States
Local time: 07:30
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi, Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Ramesh Bhatt: I tend to agree with this expression--but still feel much missing in it.
21 hrs
  -> Thank you!

agree  NP Mugunthan
5 days
  -> Thank you!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Could it be that he has run away?


Explanation:
I think this carries the sense. The alternative could be: Hasn't he run away?

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Note added at 20 hrs (2009-09-10 02:24:09 GMT)
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Another alternative can be: Isn't it that he has run away?

Md Abu Alam
Bangladesh
Local time: 17:30
Native speaker of: Native in BengaliBengali
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
I fear/suspect if he has run away !


Explanation:
There can be several possible English translations for the sentence, though reaching the correct sense might seem to be a bit difficult here. Thanks !

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Note added at 1 day8 hrs (2009-09-10 14:20:08 GMT)
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The most fascinating aspect of this sentence is that it looks like a pseudo-question, although it rather expresses suspiscion. The most assumable scene would be like this: the speaker raises his/her voice as if making a query, and others agree or disagree to it, instead of giving a yes/no answer whatsoever.

Quamrul Islam
Local time: 17:30
Native speaker of: Native in BengaliBengali
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