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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