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I understand the idea of literal translation, but who, in English, would say 'I am running and she is running too'? Most people would simply say 'I am running and she is too'.
You could say that in German too: "Ich laufe und sie auch". I think it's because of the different conjugation so you can learn them.
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If someone were to ask if I and a friend were running in the upcoming race/ road run, I would say "I'm running, and so is she [running]."
"I am running" is perfectly fine, and not uncommon, in context.
Further, in the right context, I suggest that MOST people would say it, contrary to your assertion.
Is "laufen" usually used for walking or running, since there's 2 translations?
"laufen" or "rennen" most commonly refers to running, while "gehen" usually means walking.
My understanding is that laufen means "to ambulate"; to move somewhere by the power of your own legs. That can be either running or walking. You need context to get a sense of which. I think rennen is closer to "to race" which is why you can refer to cars that way as well as people. Spazieren is nice and easy, that is "to stroll". Someone please correct me if I am wrong about any of these!
I wrote "I run and she also runs" (which is an awkward sentence, I recognize that) and it said no. Is that marked wrong just because it's awkward or is it also incorrect?
DL why did you wrote small "sie" it has to be big "Sie" there is läuft after "Sie" ?
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und sie läuft = and she runs
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und Sie laufen = and you run
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und sie laufen = and they run
Why can't "Auch" be translated as "as weel as" ? It was written on the sugestions.
If German doesn't have a present continuous "I am running" why is an English translation of " I run and she runs too" incorrect? Surely a correct translation could be either (run or running) and in English the translation would be determined by the context. There is no context here.
