Aldınız. - Turkish example sentence

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carlosalberto November 17, 2016 November 17, 2016 at 10:19:05 PM UTC

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I translated it from the Turkish (!).

'Aldınız' means 'you [formal singular] bought' or "you [plural] bought'.

So, it may translated into Portuguese as:

a) O senhor / a senhora (V. Sa. - vossa senhoria) comprou.
b) Vocês compraram, vós comprastes, etc.

In English, I woud just say: You bought.

Gulo_Luscus November 17, 2016 November 17, 2016 at 10:51:28 PM UTC

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@carlosalberto

You're right but it also means 'you [formal plural] bought'

carlosalberto November 17, 2016, edited November 18, 2016 November 17, 2016 at 11:47:21 PM UTC, edited November 18, 2016 at 8:13:27 AM UTC

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Thank you. I knew that.

In Portuguese, that matters, but in English it doesn't.

If you knew Portuguese, you'd have noticed that:

a) 'Aldınız' is taken as formal singular in 'O senhor comprou', 'Vossa senhoria comprou' etc.

b) 'Aldınız' is taken as informal plural in 'Vocês compraram'.

c) 'Aldınız' is taken as formal plural in 'Vós comprastes', 'Vossas senhorias compraram' etc.

Finally, 'Aldınız' may have many translations in Portuguese, but they all mean 'You bought', because 'you' is both singular and plural, as well as informal and formal.