"זאת אותה הטכנולוגיה אבל עם שֵם אחר."

Translation: This is the same technology but with a different name.

[NumanAltin]

I wrote "it is the same technology but with another name". Shouldn't this be accepted for a translation?

[JamesTWils]

Have we had this "same" construction? Is it always the direct object case?

[AlmogL]

You mean, אותה? It does look like the direct object, אני רואה אותה, but it's not, it's the way to express "the same X", X being a noun. אותה (ה)טכנולוגיה the same technology, אותו (ה)מקום the same place, אותם (ה)אנשים the same people and so forth. the ה is optional, and some people would argue, usually incorrect but still widely used. You are quite safe if you drop it, it's both correct usable.

[JamesTWils]

Thanks, that is a confusing little word, then. Do both words sound the same?

[AlmogL]

Yes.

[AlmogL]

Don't be confused with את + pronoun, think of it as a different word that happens to look the same.

[TeribleT]

Zot otah ha'technologia aval im shem acher.

[Hava_Dorit]

To translate this to English, I believe we can drop the "but." We often say it disparagingly. "This is the same technology with a different name." It's not wrong, but not totally necessary, either.

I wrote it as quoted, and reported it.