"Min utaznak a belga riporterek, hajón vagy repülőgépen?"
Translation:What are the Belgian reporters traveling by, ship or plane?
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If I were going to say this in English, I would say "how are the Belgian reporters travelling?" As currently translated, it reads like a non-native speaker trying to stay too close to their native language.
Is the article mandatory when translating to English? As far as I understand, in Hungarian the article in this context doesn't necessarily force article. Like when we learned Az angolok lány szépek can also mean T̶h̶e̶ English girls are pretty. In case I'm right, why is What do t̶h̶e̶ Belgian reporters travel by, ship or airplane not accepted? Please advice.
Shimmy, if the sentence refers to all Belgian reporters (or their habitual travel methods) then we don't use the article. If the sentence refers to a particular group of reporters we do use the article.
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There is a new sound (woman) that is totally wrong in Hungarian (16/12/2020). Istead of 'Min' she says 'Minimum'!
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on what are the belgian reporters traveling, in a ship or in a plane In common english "by" is not necessary and the sentence above means the same and conveys the same meaning
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If you really want to get rid of unnecessary words, you don't even really need the "in" either for English. "on what are they traveling, a ship or a plane?" the on carries over and is assumed once you reach the choices.
-------- yep. altho i'd say, "what are they traveling on, a boat or a plane ? " . . .
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on what do the belgian reporters travel, ship or airplane? - what is the problem with this translation?
