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"Non hai mai tempo per le cose importanti."
Translation:You never have time for the important things.
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Why is it 'importanti' masculine plural ending when 'le cose' indicates feminine plural things?
Because singular ending -e changes to -i in the plural, whether the noun is masculine or feminine.
so "importanti" is a masculine and feminine plural form of "importante"
check this link for details: http://italian.about.com/library/fare/blfare128b.htm
It's awkward, but that's because it just doesn't make sense. If anything it sound like "you" have something called "never time"
Same Q here. I guess this version emphasises never....well...let's leave it to native speakers of English
Is there a write up somewhere regarding "Mai"? i know it means "never" but sometimes it means "ever" right? I can't think of an example but I know "Mai" sometimes trips me up. help, please!
The word "mai" makes it never. Non corro mai. I never run. You have to use non with it.
I feel that while it carries the same meaning, "You don't have time for what is important" would more directly translate to Non hai tempo per che è importante.
Is this also a translation, or is it too literal? "You never time for what is important"
You're missing the English equivalent of the Italian verb 'hai' in that translation.
I thought with the insertion of have, that this is the more appropriate translation.
oh my... why duolingo corrects my English as well? you never have... or you have never... Is it such a difference?? :(
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Does this mean specifically YOU, or can it mean "one never has time for the important things", as it can in English.
Depending on the context, it can be a "general" statement.
The followings can all be translated with "one never has time for the important things":
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Non hai mai tempo per le cose importanti. (informal)
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Uno non ha mai tempo per le cose importanti. (informal, also literal translation of your option)
- Non si ha mai tempo per le cose importanti. (more formal, less colloquial)
My page set up is out of alignment. Can't see the words on the right side. I've tried realigning the page...doesn't work.
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Like in so many other listening exercises, it is impossible to understand some words, like "tempo" in this case. The audio is often very poor!
I put a 'the' in front of time, becsuse the English reads so much better that way. Obviously, because it wasn't a literal translation, it was wrong!
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I did the same and reported that it should be accepted. it frustrates me when the translation isn't literal and they don't allow it. Often it's the difference between British and American English, so even more frustrating!
