You are the teacher, so take it.

[rezausenglish]

What does "so take it" mean in this dialogue?

Teacher: Don't interrupt. Who's teaching in this class, you or me?
Student: You are. You are the teacher, so take it.
Teacher: Thank you.

Does it mean "so continue" or " so do it"?

Thank you

 

[Rover_KE]

Welcome to the forum, rezausenglish.

Always tell us the source of any text you quote, please.

Where did you find this dialogue?

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

It doesn't mean anything. It's unnatural and incoherent. Are you sure you're quoting it exactly and completely?

Without knowing where you saw or heard it, we can't guess what the student meant.

If you made it up, tell us more about what you want to know.

 

[emsr2d2]

It makes perfect sense to me. The student is being sarcastic. The teacher asked the question in order to get the student to confirm that the teacher is the one teaching the class. However, it appears the student doesn't think the teacher is doing a great job. "You're the one taking the class so TAKE it!" (ie "Do a better job of it!")

It can be confusing for learners to understand that "to take a class" can mean to be a teacher or a student.

Student 1: Who's taking us for history this term?
Student 2: Mr Philips.
Student 1: Oh no! He hates me!

Student 1: Are you taking history this term?
Student 2: No, I decided not to take it when I found out Mr Philips is the teacher.
Student 1: Ah, yes. You don't get on with him, do you?!

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

It makes perfect sense to me. The student is being sarcastic. The teacher asked the question in order to get the student to confirm that the teacher is the one teaching the class. However, it appears the student doesn't think the teacher is doing a great job. "You're the one taking the class so TAKE it!" (ie "Do a better job of it!")

It can be confusing for learners to understand that "to take a class" can mean to be a teacher or a student.

Student 1: Who's taking us for history this term?
Student 2: Mr Philips.
Student 1: Oh no! He hates me!

Student 1: Are you taking history this term?
Student 2: No, I decided not to take it when I found out Mr Philips is the teacher.
Student 1: Ah, yes. You don't get on with him, do you?!

Hm. That's just not how I'm reading int.

 

[rezausenglish]

Thank you so much, emsr2d2

That's it!
Very good explanation:
(The teacher asked the question in order to get the student to confirm that the teacher is the one teaching the class. However, it appears the student doesn't think the teacher is doing a great job. "You're the one taking the class so TAKE it!" (ie "Do a better job of it!"))

But I still don't know what "so take it" mean in this sentence.

 

[emsr2d2]

In my opinion (at the time of my response), the student was telling the teacher that he/she wanted the teacher to properly teach the class. Having said that, and given that my original answer is from August 2020 (!) and that I've read Charlie's response and re-read the original, I'm not quite as confident in my response as I was. The dialogue really isn't very natural. It would have worked better as "You're the teacher. You're taking the class so TAKE IT!!"

After re-reading it, I now feel that the student is possibly trying to be apologetic and saying "I'm sorry. You are the teacher. So please continue taking the class (and I'll stop interrupting)". To be honest, I'm not 100% confident in that interpretation either. It's an odd dialogue. Where did you find it? Normally, we would ask you that immediately after seeing your post because you failed to quote the source and author. We'll totally understand, though, if you can't remember where you found something 16 months ago.

 

[Tdol]

So take responsibility/charge?

 

[emsr2d2]

So take responsibility/charge?

That's what my initial understanding was but I do find it odd that the word "take" hadn't been mentioned at all until then (in that dialogue).

@rezausenglish - you still need to give us the source of the quote in post #1.

 

[Tdol]

I think the first definition in UrbanDictionary covers it: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=take+it

 

[emsr2d2]

I think the first definition in UrbanDictionary covers it: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=take+it

I did consider that initially, although it would have been more likely as "just take it" but, given that basically telling your teacher to just "deal with it" is pretty rude, the teacher's response of "Thank you" seems very odd.

 

[Tdol]

Doesn't that depend on the teacher? (I have been watching the Dangerous Davies detective series recently, and I am sure he would say Thank you.)

 

[Tdol]

I think that I am firing in the dark here and trying to work something out that I cannot say I know the answer to.