Word
Ha şehirde yaşamışsın ha köyde, kalbinin içinde dert hep aynı.
Meaning
Whether you live in the city or in the village, the trouble inside your heart is always the same.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Ha şehirde yaşamışsın ha köyde, kalbinin içinde dert hep aynı.
şehir
city
yaşamak
to live / to experience / to undergo
köy
village
iç
inside
Questions & Answers about Ha şehirde yaşamışsın ha köyde, kalbinin içinde dert hep aynı.
How does ha ... ha ... give the meaning of "whether... or..."?
The correlative conjunction ha ... ha ... is used to express indifference, showing that two different situations lead to the exact same outcome. It implies "it makes no difference if [A] or [B]". Here, ha şehirde ... ha köyde shows that the location doesn't change the fact that the heart's troubles remain the same.
Why does the verb yaşamışsın use the -miş past tense suffix if the English translation is in the present tense ("live")?
When using ha ... ha ... for general or hypothetical situations, Turkish often uses the -miş past tense. Even though it is a past form, it acts like a hypothetical setup, similar to saying "Let's say you happen to live in...". You could also use the aorist (simple present) tense here, but yaşamışsın emphasizes a completed state of being settled somewhere.
Is it grammatically correct to leave out the verb after köyde?
Yes, absolutely. Just like in English, when the verb is exactly the same for both parts of the ha ... ha ... structure, you can drop the second one to avoid repetition. The full thought is ha şehirde yaşamışsın ha köyde yaşamışsın, but dropping the second verb makes it sound much more natural.
Can you break down the suffixes on the word kalbinin?