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- "No, non sei un uomo."
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Well, I was saying that you don't get to tell someone else whether they are a man or not. They decide that for themselves. And I guess a lot of people agreed with me or thought my comment was funny or something.
It Still surprises me, how a simple phrase to be translated, has the power to overtake a person's rational thoughts and responses.
Reminded me of "Thought he was a man but he was a muffin!" from Zappa - Muffin Man :)
Wow. I took it to mean something a parent might say to a boy who wants to drive the car, bench press weights or maybe drink vodka or something. Meaning that this is something he can look forward to doing when he is a grown man.
I mean, as a woman, I didn't read any insult into learning how to say "I am a girl." It could be a statement of fact, not meant as a put-down.
I keep typing "YES I AM" as the answer, but it keeps telling me I'm wrong. What's the issue?
You're right. I have the same problem ... your answer should be correct...... They have it wrong... .
When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like a child ; when I became a man I did away childish things. 1 Corinthians 13:11
The correction said: "No, you're not one man". But up here the phrase is correct.
I was wondering, do the Italian have their own equivalent of the English shortening? For example: "you are" becomes "you're". Thanks, L.E
Really? Sorry, just asked my dad and he said in some cases. Thanks anyway! L.E
In the dialects or in the slang, contrary to the English the Italian don't use to shorten the words. Greets your father on my behalf
My father comes from the Abruzzo - his variation is probably slightly different. Thanks for all your help, you seem like a REALLY nice person. L.E
I mean, who am I to tell someone that? They probably know their own gender better than me
I can pronounce this just fine, but it keeps telling me I should skip the question after three failed attempts. I suppose it's probably my phone's mic.
I wish there was a playback button so you could hear yourself and the recording
When you’re talking to one person and don’t require a formal verb form. For the full conjugation of essere, see https://www.verbi-italiani.info/en/conjugation/96-essere.html .
sees harmless translation challenge checks for funny comments nope just a bunch of people making it into something political moving on
Thanks for letting me know that I'm not a man, I really needed to know that!
I'm curious where I find the "you" in you are not a man. Or how I should know it's not I am not a man or she is not a man etc.
•Yosemite Sam voice• Whyyy dems fightin' words, ya long eared galoot!
From user: FionaOnDuoL:
Wow. I took it to mean something a parent might say to a boy who wants to drive the car, bench press weights or maybe drink vodka or something. Meaning that this is something he can look forward to doing when he is a grown man.
I mean, as a woman, I didn't read any insult into learning how to say "I am a girl." It could be a statement of fact, not meant as a put-down.
