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"My grandfather is my dad's dad."
Translation:Min farfar är min pappas pappa.
December 1, 2014
32 Comments
zamlet
128
This may be a dumb question, but what if you want to refer to somebody's grandfather and you don't know whether he's the paternal or maternal grandfather? Is there a generic term for "grandfather"?
Dez393574
198
I'll bet introducing people must have been fun back in the day before proper surnames came about.
Bjorn Johnson är John Ericssons son och John Ericsson är Björn Johnsons far.
zamlet
128
At a glance, I'd guess it's because you forgot the second possessive. What you wrote is "My grandfather is papa's father", not "MY papa's father".