Beyond your ken Meaning in English

expression

US

ˌbiˈɔnd/, /bɪˈɑnd/, /bɪˈɔnd/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈkɛn

bee-AWND yor KEN

UK

bɪjˈɒnd/ /jˈɔː/ /kˈɛn

bee-YOND yaw KEN

التعريف

If something is beyond your ken, it is outside your understanding or knowledge; it means you do not understand or know about it.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

This is a somewhat formal or literary expression, uncommon in casual speech. Used to describe matters too complex or unfamiliar to be understood. Often used with 'my' or 'your', as in 'beyond my ken.' Do not use for simple ignorance—implies something is fundamentally outside one's grasp.

• Spanish: fuera de tu comprensión - más allá de tu entendimiento
• Portuguese (BR): além do seu entendimento - além do seu alcance
• Portuguese (PT): além do teu entendimento - além do teu alcance
• Chinese (Simplified): 超出你的理解 - 超出你的认知
• Chinese (Traditional): 超出你的理解 - 超出你的認知
• Hindi: आपकी समझ से बाहर
• Arabic: خارج نطاق فهمك
• Bengali: আপনার বোধগম্যতার বাইরে
• Russian: вне вашего понимания
• Japanese: あなたの理解を超えている
• Vietnamese: vượt quá sự hiểu biết của bạn
• Korean: 당신이 이해할 수 있는 범위를 넘어서다
• Turkish: senin anlayışının ötesinde
• Urdu: آپ کی سمجھ سے باہر
• Indonesian: di luar pemahamanmu

جمل نموذجية

Quantum physics is beyond my ken.

basic

The reasons for their argument are beyond my ken.

basic

Advanced computer coding is beyond my ken.

basic

All this legal jargon is just beyond my ken.

natural

Sorry, that kind of complex math is beyond my ken.

natural

That world of high finance is just beyond my ken.

natural