Turkish · Frustration
Amına koyayım!
ah-muh-NAH koy-AH-yuhm · /aˈmɯna koˈjajɯm/
Fucking hell / goddammit / fuck this
aimed at a person, will start something
Literally
"Let me put (it) in its cunt"
Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.
How to use it
The great calibration trap. Young men fire "AK'ım" (the texted abbreviation) at objects, situations, and each other all day, so it feels casual — but it is genuinely obscene, and aimed at a person it's a hard threat, not banter. Learners hear how often it's used and badly underestimate it: say it in mixed company, to elders, or at work and you've committed a real offense. Comprehend it, echo it only among close friends who already curse this way. Softer vent: "kahretsin."
Heard in the wild
Amına koyayım, yine mi arıza yaptı bu araba!
Fucking hell, the car's playing up again?!
Where it lands
Turkey-wide; ubiquitous but genuinely strong
Quick answers
- What does "Amına koyayım!" mean?
- In Turkish, "Amına koyayım!" means "Fucking hell / goddammit / fuck this". Literally it's "Let me put (it) in its cunt". The great calibration trap. Young men fire "AK'ım" (the texted abbreviation) at objects, situations, and each other all day, so it feels casual — but it is genuinely obscene, and aimed at a person it's a hard threat, not banter. Learners hear how often it's used and badly underestimate it: say it in mixed company, to elders, or at work and you've committed a real offense. Comprehend it, echo it only among close friends who already curse this way. Softer vent: "kahretsin."
- Is "Amına koyayım!" offensive?
- Yes — very. It rates 4/5 on the Punch-o-Meter (Fighting words). aimed at a person, will start something. Read the usage note before you even think about it.
- How do you pronounce "Amına koyayım!"?
- Say it "ah-muh-NAH koy-AH-yuhm" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: aˈmɯna koˈjajɯm.
Related in Turkish
The same idea, elsewhere
Via concepts like "Damn".
- French Putain ! Damn! / F***! / The all-purpose intensifier — punctuation, really
- German Scheiße! Shit! / Damn! — the all-purpose German expletive
- Greek γαμώτο Damn it! / Dammit!
- Italian Cazzo! Fuck! / Damn! / The all-purpose Italian curse.
- Japanese くそ Damn! / Crap! / Shit!
- Korean 씨발 Fuck / fucking hell — the load-bearing Korean curse.
- Polish kurwa Fuck / damn / shit — the load-bearing word of Polish, and its most common comma.
- Portuguese Porra! Damn! / Fuck! — but mostly used as pure punctuation
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