"Han sparkade en sittande man på benet."
Translation:He kicked a sitting man in the leg.
February 1, 2015
13 Comments
Tennisspelaren sparkade en sittande man på benet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwxlvohtlzI
March 13, 2015
It's not a fixed expression in this sentence, we also say sparka på den som ligger "kick the one who's lying [down]".
February 1, 2015
Does this mean it was intentional? If we said "sparkade på" would it be more accidental?
June 24, 2018
Yeah, "against" wouldn't make sense in English here. I an not sure why but we don't say it. I feel like (as a native English speaker, but not consulting any rules) that "against" implies a longer or more solid impact: thrown against the wall." Also you don't use "kick" with "against," usually. "In the leg" is kind of a set idiom.
October 10, 2018
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I agree. I was about to make the same comment.
August 16, 2018
