...observations and ramblings from a learner and traveler...

18 November 2007

A word or two

şüphelenmiyorsunuzdur - "(I hope) you are not suspecting me" (of the crime)

There was something of a collective groan when we read this word in class the other day. But the teacher rattles it off no problem. :)

şüphelen + m + iyor + sunuz + dur = main verb + negative + present continuous tense + 2nd person + "maybe" suffix

2 comments:

  1. May I ask what the context was in which you learned this word?? Who was suspecting you of what crime? What are you really doing in Turkey?? :)

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  2. Well, once upon a time... it occurred in our language lesson. The other options for learning it all sounds painful.

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