Word
Abla, rujunu bana uzatsana; makyajı bitirip çıkacağız.
Meaning
Sis, hand me your lipstick, will you; we’ll finish the makeup and leave.
Part of speech
sentence
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Breakdown of Abla, rujunu bana uzatsana; makyajı bitirip çıkacağız.
senin
your
bitirmek
to finish
bana
me
çıkmak
to leave
Questions & Answers about Abla, rujunu bana uzatsana; makyajı bitirip çıkacağız.
What does abla mean here? Is it literally older sister?
Abla literally means older sister, but in everyday Turkish it is also used as a form of address for:
- your actual older sister
- an older female relative
- a slightly older woman you know well
- sometimes even a friendly older girl/woman in casual speech
So here it could be literal, but it could also just be a warm, familiar way of saying something like sis or older sis.
Why is there a comma after Abla?
Because Abla is being used in direct address.
The speaker is talking to someone and calling her Abla, so Turkish writes a comma after it:
- Abla, rujunu bana uzatsana.
This works like:
- Mom, can you help me?
- John, come here.
So the comma is not about grammar inside the sentence itself; it marks the person being addressed.
How is rujunu formed, and does it mean your lipstick or her lipstick?