"Der Senior arbeitet."

Translation:The senior works.

January 5, 2013

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https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Dripdrip1

"senior" doesn't really work as a translation of "Senior", because it begs the question 'senior what?'. It needs to be followed by something else.


[deactivated user]

    Senior = senior citizen


    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/crispygoth

    I hear "senior" on its own fairly frequently in American English. However, in British English we'd tend to use "senior citizen" or "elderly person" if we're being formal, or more colloquially we might say "OAP" (Old Age Pensioner) or simply "pensioner".


    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/dnovinc

    der Senior = the elderly person

    der Älterer = the elderly person (which is probably used more often)


    [deactivated user]

      You can't really use "Älterer" on its own. You could say "ein älterer Herr" or " eine ältere Dame".


      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/dnovinc

      I found in the dictionary a noun "der Älterer" not only "älterer" as an adjective http://goo.gl/eetYs


      [deactivated user]

        You can use it in the plural, but it sounds odd in the singular. By the way, I highly recommend not using dict.cc or any other crowd-sourced dictionaries. They're riddled with mistakes.


        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Soglio

        Thank you for that advice. OK, pons is my new best friend.


        [deactivated user]

          What wataya said. :)


          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Soglio

          That is good advice. I've been using dict.cc, and now I'm wondering how much trouble it's gotten me into. How is leo.org, in your opinion?


          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/kevinleadbeater

          In British English "The senior works" doesn't make any sense. We talk about a senior citizen / pensioner / old (or elderly) person (or man). "The pensioner works" should also be accepted, i believe.

          In german is there a distinction between Senior and Rentner?
          Would "Der Rentner arbeitet." would have a different meaning?


          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/tripleboobs69

          Old person means the same thing as elderly person.


          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/thereb_14

          I said "old person" as well and it was not accepted, even though "old people" was accepted for "die Senioren."


          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/IanLand1

          In the UK senior can be correctly translated as old age pensioner or senior citizen. No one uses the word senior on its own


          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/dorisnot

          'Senior person' doesn't work, but 'senior citizen' does? I reported it but fyi.

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