"I am done here!"
Translation:Já tady končím!
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I wonder what an equivalent english expression would be, still in the present tense. LATER EDIT: 'I am finished here.' ('done' and 'through' sound american). I understand 'I am done here' to mean 'I quit' or 'This job is complete'. So it seems to be a vague expression.
I struggle with the english grammar. It is regional idiom. So 'done' is an adjective. 'Be done with that!' comes to mind as a usage of 'done'. (Note the 'with'.) Otherwise, 'I have finished here' is how I would correct the statement. Past tense. The czech seems to convey something like 'I am stopping here'. 'I choose to stop here' is something we want to say in any language. French comes to my mind. BTW I'd like to share these, as I previously could not find such quality tools.
http://prirucka.ujc.cas.cz/en/?slovo=Kon%C4%8Dim
https://slovniky.lingea.cz/anglicko-cesky/kon%C4%8Dim
Before I get hit with statistics (from someone else in Duo) like those here, I point out the sites are american http://blog.esllibrary.com/2013/09/12/is-it-correct-to-say-im-done/ https://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2012/06/done-finish.html
I am not sure I understand what you are asking. Equivalent translation of... it is translated above.. What am I missing here?
Do you mean John 19:30?
"It is finished."
"Dokonáno jest."
"Je dokončeno."
"Je dokonáno."
But Christ uttering "I am done here!" or "Já tady končím!" would be very interesting indeed :)
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"Ja teď končím." I'm done, out, (whatever) now or here. Although not word by word meaning the same? Thx
Opinion: "I am done here" and "I am done now" are not interchangeable, just like "here" and "now" are not interchangeable, in either language. After all, this is a translation exercise.
Opinion: In English, I would not view "I am gone" and "I am done here" as equivalent sentences, and I wouldn't expect them to be considered equivalent in Czech, given that this is a translation exercise.