Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Hindi term or phrase:
yeh mere bas ki baat nahi.
English translation:
This is beyond my capacity/control/competence
Added to glossary by
Shri Krishna Sharma
Feb 21, 2011 08:06
13 yrs ago
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Hindi term
pratibha20
yeh mere bas ki baat nahi.
Hindi to English
Bus/Financial
Accounting
commerce
its a hindi phrase.want proper translation!pls. help
Proposed translations
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Change log
Mar 7, 2011 19:30: Shri Krishna Sharma Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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17 mins
Shri Krishna Sharma
India
India
Native in Hindi
India
Experienced and quality translator
Native in: Hindi
Works in: English to Hindi, Hindi to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
This is beyond my capacity/control/competence
Clearing these huge bills is beyond my capacity.
Sometimes avoiding a mishap is beyond the control of a driver.
Clearing I.A.S competition is beyond my competence.
Sometimes avoiding a mishap is beyond the control of a driver.
Clearing I.A.S competition is beyond my competence.
Example sentence:
Clearing these huge bills is beyond my capacity. Sometimes avoiding a mishap is beyond the control of a driver. Clearing I.A.S competition is beyond my competence.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+3
4 mins
Ashutosh Mitra
India
India
Native in Hindi
&
English
Works in field
India
Software, Games, Finance, Medical
Native in: Hindi 
, English
Works in: English to Hindi, Hindi to English, English, and 1 more.
This is beyond my capacity
बस- capacity
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Note added at 6 mins (2011-02-21 08:13:30 GMT)
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यदि पूरा वाक्य दें तो इसे और उपयुक्त किया जा सकता है
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Note added at 8 mins (2011-02-21 08:15:25 GMT)
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this is not in my capacity
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Note added at 6 mins (2011-02-21 08:13:30 GMT)
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यदि पूरा वाक्य दें तो इसे और उपयुक्त किया जा सकता है
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Note added at 8 mins (2011-02-21 08:15:25 GMT)
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this is not in my capacity
Peer comment(s):
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Rajan Chopra
24 mins
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सहमति के लिए....धन्यवाद
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Lalit Sati
52 mins
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धन्यवाद, ललित जी..
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Md Abu Alam
1 day 4 hrs
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शुक्रिया, अबू जी
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26 mins
This is not my cup of tea
we can easily translate it with this well known proverb.
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-02-21 09:15:24 GMT)
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Rectification: this is not proverb, this is an idiom.
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Note added at 10 hrs (2011-02-21 18:16:01 GMT)
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Here context is necessary. a word can be represented in many ways. In general, सामर्थ के अतीत and मेरे बस की बात नहीं represents two different meaning.
For example:
इतना बड़ा रकम चुकाना मेरे सामर्थ के अतीत है = It is beyond my capacity to pay such a huge amount.
Again the same word can be used lightly or jokingly as इतना बड़ा रकम चुकाना मेरे बस की बात नहीं
In second way this phrase is used as dislike. For example:
राजनीति करना मेरे बस की बात नहीं= Politics is not my cup of tea.
and...
The asker is requested to provide context of the question.
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-02-21 09:15:24 GMT)
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Rectification: this is not proverb, this is an idiom.
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Note added at 10 hrs (2011-02-21 18:16:01 GMT)
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Here context is necessary. a word can be represented in many ways. In general, सामर्थ के अतीत and मेरे बस की बात नहीं represents two different meaning.
For example:
इतना बड़ा रकम चुकाना मेरे सामर्थ के अतीत है = It is beyond my capacity to pay such a huge amount.
Again the same word can be used lightly or jokingly as इतना बड़ा रकम चुकाना मेरे बस की बात नहीं
In second way this phrase is used as dislike. For example:
राजनीति करना मेरे बस की बात नहीं= Politics is not my cup of tea.
and...
The asker is requested to provide context of the question.
20 hrs
nandini deodhar
hard working,dedicated
Native in: Marathi
Works in: English to Marathi, English to Hindi, Marathi to English, and 1 more.
This thing is out of my capacity. / I am unable to do this.
When one can't do something because of some reason, this term is used.
Example sentence:
Barasaat ko rokanaa yaha mere basa kee baata nahee.
Something went wrong...