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30 Mar 2015 18:20


30 Mar 2015 18:20
waris
Member
30 Mar 2015 18:20

Mere father kal hi job se retired hue hai


30 Mar 2015 18:33
"Sakshi"
Moderator
30 Mar 2015 18:33
waris - 30 Mar 2015 18:20

Mere father kal hi job se retired hue hai

—My father has just retired yesterday. (word to word)

or

My father retired just yesterday.
(grammatically correct)
:edited:
@thanks to Atul


30 Mar 2015 22:23
AtulSharma
Member
30 Mar 2015 22:23
"Sakshi" - 30 Mar 2015 18:33
waris - 30 Mar 2015 18:20

Mere father kal hi job se retired hue hai

—My father has just retired yesterday. (word to word)

or

My father just retired yesterday.
(grammatically correct)

What if I say….
My father retired just yesterday.


30 Mar 2015 22:52
"Sakshi"
Moderator
30 Mar 2015 22:52

@Atul
Ofcourse, Your translation is perfect.


30 Mar 2015 23:02
AtulSharma
Member
30 Mar 2015 23:02
"Sakshi" - 30 Mar 2015 22:52

@Atul
Ofcourse, Your translation is perfect.

I mean JUST’S place matters. Isn’t there any difference between JUST RETIRED YESTERDAY & RETIRED JUST YESTERDAY?
Though they use both but I thought second one should be there…as just retired means “sirf retire” while just yesterday means “bas kal hi”....


30 Mar 2015 23:10
30 Mar 2015 23:10
AtulSharma - 30 Mar 2015 23:02
"Sakshi" - 30 Mar 2015 22:52

@Atul
Ofcourse, Your translation is perfect.

I mean JUST’S place matters. Isn’t there any difference between JUST RETIRED YESTERDAY & RETIRED JUST YESTERDAY?
.

AtulSharma.

Your doubt’s spot on!
“Just” modifies retired in ‘just retired’ whereas, it modifies ‘yesterday’ in ‘just yesterday’. I think, the latter is better in this case.


30 Mar 2015 23:18
AtulSharma
Member
30 Mar 2015 23:18
Devanampriya Priyadharshi - 30 Mar 2015 23:10
AtulSharma - 30 Mar 2015 23:02
"Sakshi" - 30 Mar 2015 22:52

@Atul
Ofcourse, Your translation is perfect.

I mean JUST’S place matters. Isn’t there any difference between JUST RETIRED YESTERDAY & RETIRED JUST YESTERDAY?
.

AtulSharma.

Your doubt’s spot on!
“Just” modifies retired in ‘just retired’ whereas, it modifies ‘yesterday’ in ‘just yesterday’. I think, the latter is better in this case.

Yes, thank you…