Gitmeye gitmeye

English translation: Not having gone in a while

17:53 Apr 18, 2015
Turkish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / unfamiliar linguistic idiom
Turkish term or phrase: Gitmeye gitmeye
Gitmeye gitmeye Yemeye yemeye İçmeye içmeye : this double negative gerund I have recently come across. Can anyone explain the usage in common conversational discourse?
I came across yapmaya yapmaya unuştum görüyo musun? in a cartoon meaning 'I have forgotten how to make love' to put it politely.
Hellinas
Local time: 05:20
English translation:Not having gone in a while
Explanation:
Not having gone in a while, I forgot how to get there.
Not having eaten in a while, I lost a lot of weight.
Not having done in a while, I have difficulty remembering the basics.
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ATIL KAYHAN
Türkiye
Local time: 08:20
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I have long been undecided about the answer I would choose. Erkan has to some extent explained the idiom but Atil's rendering into English is more natural. As usual, Tim's analysis is pertinent & the fact that yapmaya

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Summary of answers provided
4while repeatedly not doing it/not going
Erkan Dogan
3Not having gone in a while
ATIL KAYHAN
Summary of reference entries provided
Special expressions, proverbs, old sayings
Salih YILDIRIM

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Not having gone in a while


Explanation:
Not having gone in a while, I forgot how to get there.
Not having eaten in a while, I lost a lot of weight.
Not having done in a while, I have difficulty remembering the basics.

ATIL KAYHAN
Türkiye
Local time: 08:20
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 84
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I have long been undecided about the answer I would choose. Erkan has to some extent explained the idiom but Atil's rendering into English is more natural. As usual, Tim's analysis is pertinent & the fact that yapmaya
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while repeatedly not doing it/not going


Explanation:
I do not think that there is such an expression in English from the cultural perspective. Gitmeye gitmeye directly indicates repeatedly not going. Simple as that.

Erkan Dogan
United States
Local time: 00:20
Native speaker of: Turkish
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5 hrs
Reference: Special expressions, proverbs, old sayings

Reference information:
Since above - stated entails being nation specific to be called a nation otherwise all of more or less 7 billion persons living on our planet would turn into our ancestor Holly Adam, pece upon Him, one nation not 185 or so.

Salih YILDIRIM
United States
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Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 88
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