"A férfi ott van."

Translation: The man is there.

[Margaret980241]

Why is "The man is over there" not a correct translation? Seems more natural in English to me than "the man is there"

[LobsangC]

Why can we not also say 'OVER there'? Would the preposition need to follow the verb for it to mean 'over there' rather than just 'there'?
So, am I getting closer, or digging a deeper hole -it seems difficult to tell with this language coming from US English?!

[Daniele_Perillo]

Ott? Van? Which one is "there"? When to use them?

[mizinamo]

• a "the"
• férfi "man"
• ott "there"
• van "is"

[vedamanavi]

Wish there was a literal translation also.