Donnerstag, 30. Juni 2011

Über das Schilfrohr

Schilfrohr kann nicht nur verwendet werden, um die von mir so geliebten Reetdächer zu bauen, sondern ist auch für die Abwasserreinigung geeignet. Wieder etwas gelernt!
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  1. Ronda Kisner30. Juni 2011 um 21:15

    Google made that translation in a very round-about way, but I understood it in the end.

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  2. Thomas Willerich30. Juni 2011 um 21:43

    Sometimes it is deceptive when I check Google's translation since it often translates word by word so that the result sounds reasonable...

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  3. Ronda Kisner1. Juli 2011 um 03:08

    Often the problem is word order. In this instance the problem is that the verb is at the end. I had to stop and rearrange the words in my head.

    I heard a story once about a German translator, an actual person, not a program. He was translating into English for a woman and she was getting impatient that he was not telling her what was being said. He said to her, "Patience Madame, I am waiting for the verb."

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  4. Thomas Willerich1. Juli 2011 um 07:41

    Yes, I understand. Indeed German verbs can often be found only at the of the ending of a sentence, for instance: "I have seen (...)" translates to "Ich habe (...) gesehen". Or regarding the case above: "It is used to build (...)" corresponds to "Es wird verwendet, um (...) zu bauen". I will take that into account when checking Google's translation in future.

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