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"He is Dutch from Amsterdam."
Translation:هُوَّ هولَنْدِيّ مِن أَمْسْتِرْدام.
June 29, 2019
16 Comments
cuzi_hd
586
I think the literal translation results in an uncommon construction in English, although grammatically ok. The natural way in English would be either "He is a Dutchman from Amsterdam" or "He is Dutch and (he is) from Amsterdam"
I got the multiple choice question asking me to translate "He is Dutch from Amsterdam". I got given the following options:
- He is a Dutch from Lama = هُوَّ هولَنْدِيّ مِن لَمى
- He is Dutch from Paris = هُوَّ هولَنْدِيّ مِن باريس
- He is Dutch from Amsterdam = هُوَّ هولَنْدِيّ مِن أَمْسْتِرْدام
I'm not sure what Lama is, but I hope this helps.
pierotoni
995
I found لَمى is a name for girls. Maybe it is also the arabic name for a well known town, but I cannot figure what.
benton.1
580
That is not correct English. We do not say "He is a Dutch", nor do we say "He is an English" or "He is a French".