Re: odd phrase/translation exercise
From: | Jan van Steenbergen <ijzeren_jan@...> |
Date: | Thursday, February 10, 2005, 15:43 |
--- Jeffrey Jones skrzypszy:
>> "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. :)
>
>You asked for a romlang ... without looking at my notes, I'd say a Vall¨¦s
>translation might be:
> Non sabeve qu¨¨ fusses filosof. [...]
Alright, Wenedyk:
Nie szczewa k¨®d (tu) jesz filozof.
Of course, the "tu" is used only in case of stress.
The person is addressed informally. Otherwise it had been:
Nie szczewa k¨®d Do¨½ jest filozof. "I didn't know that you (M, polite) were
a philosopher.
Jan