Breakdown of Bu salaş kıyafetleri yadırgamıyor değilim; aksine, bazen çok çirkin buluyorum.
bu
this
değil
not
çok
very
bulmak
to find
bazen
sometimes
kıyafet
clothes / clothing
çirkin
ugly
aksine
on the contrary
salaş
baggy / shabby-chic
yadırgamak
to find strange / to react oddly to
Questions & Answers about Bu salaş kıyafetleri yadırgamıyor değilim; aksine, bazen çok çirkin buluyorum.
Why use aksine here instead of a simple word like ama (but)?
Aksine (on the contrary) creates a much stronger contrast than ama. The speaker first uses a double negative to dispel an assumption. They then use aksine to completely pivot and introduce an even stronger opposing feeling: not only do they find the clothes strange, they actually find them downright ugly.
How does the phrase yadırgamıyor değilim translate to "It is not that I don't find them strange"?
This is a classic Turkish double negative used for nuance. It combines a negative verb (yadırgamıyor - is not finding strange) with a negative copula (değilim - I am not). Just like in English, it means the speaker does feel that way, but they are expressing it cautiously before delivering the stronger punchline after aksine.
What is the exact meaning of the verb yadırgamak?
Yadırgamak means to find something strange, unfamiliar, or out of place, often because you aren't used to it. It is a very common B2-level verb used when someone feels alienated by a new situation, a weird behavior, or in this case, an unconventional style of clothing.
I haven't seen the word salaş much. What kind of clothes are salaş kıyafetler?
Salaş means shabby, loose, baggy, or unkempt. While it originally referred to makeshift wooden booths, in modern Turkish fashion, it describes a relaxed, purposefully messy, or oversized style. The speaker here clearly doesn't appreciate this trend!
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