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Re: odd phrase/translation exercise

From:Jeffrey Jones <jsjonesmiami@...>
Date:Thursday, February 10, 2005, 6:05
On Wed, 9 Feb 2005 19:10:58 -0500, Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> wrote:
> > "Non sapevo che tu fossi filosofo". > "I didn't know that you were a philosopher". > > I also thought it'd make a good translation exercise, especially for a > romlang. :) > > -Marcos
You asked for a romlang ... without looking at my notes, I'd say a Vallés translation might be: Non sabeve què fusses filosof. If *you* was being emphasized: Non sabeve què tu fusses filosof. If *I* was being emphasized: Jo non sabeve què fusses filosof. Jeff