Saim wrote:What is the literal meaning of anamız in the following fragment (from the GLOSS lesson "Only This Much if Women Are not Working"?
Tamam, kadın ağlamasın ama kadınlar çalışmadığı için bizim anamız ağlıyor.
OK, women won’t cry, but when women don’t work, everyone suffers.
Doesn't this say "our mother", not "everyone"?
It's a set phrase:
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