"How fast are these animals when they are old?"
Translation:Jak rychlá jsou tato zvířata, když jsou stará?
February 27, 2018
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In my first attempt at this one, I used "budou" instead of "jsou," since the question was about a future state. Was that totally wrong, conceptually, or just wrong because it's not a literal translation?
February 27, 2018
I don't see a future state in this question. It is more about old individuals of this species in general. I can't think of any reasonable Czech equivalent with the future tense either.
February 27, 2018
Thanks to both of you for the clarification! A followup: If the English original had been "How fast will these animals be when they are old," would "budou" have been appropriate, or would "jsou" still be the right verb for the Czech sentence?
February 28, 2018
