"Hun tager den lille fisk op af vandet."
Translation:She is taking the little fish up from the water.
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What does this sentence mean? I think I get the gist of it, but I feel it hasn't been translated quite correctly; it just doesn't sound right to me.
I think you would just say "She is taking the little fish from the water" or "She is taking the little fish out of the water". Having up in there just makes the whole thing sound clumsy to me.
Using "up" is fine, but not necessary—the fish can only either be in or out of the water. Direction doesn't matter, since it can only go up to be out. That's why it would feel clumsy.
I appreciate that it is redundant. However, it is merely a matter of style.
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I think pick up would make more sense than take up but I'm not sure that's exactly what they mean. It was counted as wrong. I reported it.
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"up from the water" to my ears means it was floating there. Is that the meaning in Dansk too?
