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- "Io vedo oltre."
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It means Duolingo sees if you use a dictionary, the Net or some other forbidden sorcery to solve your exercises.
i think the reason for the jokes, confusion is that the english translation doesn't make sense (at least in the u.s.). under what circumstances (in italian) would this be used?
Agreed, can a native speaker please give some situations where this sentence might be used? Thanks!
I'm a native speaker and I would never use this sentence. I'm trying to imagine a situation where it would make sense but I'm drawing blanks here...
Maybe for kids to scream "Verso l'infinito e oltre!" after watching the Toy Story series for the thousandth time.
Only if one person was explaining something which could not be fully justified because of the subjective nature of the topic and could fold up the conversation with "But when all is said and done, I see beyond this material world to a greater reality". Very profound. Or enacting a fantasy. ( ;
Why not something like:
- Vede qualcosa? Un'uscita?
- Qualcosa? Io vedo oltre. Io vedo vita, e morte per l'umanità.
It is a phrase rather than a sentence. It could be expanded to "I see beyond the trees."
Subject verb adverb is a sentence. Beyond what is unidentified, but that does not negate this being a sentence
This maybe true, grammatically, but, if so, then "Truck plays softly." is also a sentence. The issue is what does the sentence mean? I was also trying to show questo that it was a sentence, not a phrase as he indicated in his comment to which I replied.
Because it doesn't sound like good English, I imagine. "I see over" sounds like it's missing an object..."I see over it", for example, would be more fluent, as in: there is a wall and I see over it.
And "I oversee" is a different meaning, it's a verb implying that you supervise something.
Some related words are:
Oltralpe => on the other side of the Alps;
Paesi d'oltremare / oltreoceano => overseas countries;
Oltrecortina => behind the iron curtain; and even
L'oltretomba => the hereafter.
Agreed! As weird as the sentence itself is, the reason I came to the comments was to see if anyone else commented on how strange the fast pronunciation was. I listened several times, couldn't figure it out, listened in slow play to know what he said, then listened in fast play again, thinking the knowledge would help hear all the subtleties, but nope.
what does this mean - in English? very weird and really creepy -as you say!!
What about, "I see over"? What would a native speaker say if they wrote a sentence like, "I see over the wall."?
With Uroshu's help I can see where, or who can use "oltre". Buzz lightyear "al'infinito e oltre!!"
Like many English words Italian words can have multiple meanings. I suspect that knowing how to choose the correct word is a matter of extensive speaking experience with a native. See http://www.wordreference.com/iten/oltre for various definitions.
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Why does Duo love this sentence so much? It seems to be repeated several times within the same lesson each time I revise adverbs!
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Yes. When you place your cursor (hover) over the word possible definitions are then shown, usually in order of importance to that sentence.
In PROPER Italian, Io is ONLY used to stress that it is ME that is involved, and nobody else!
Could it also be "I see further"? However DL doesn't seem to think so. Italian speakers any opinions?
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I think I get what is meant but wouldn't express it that way in English. I see more than is expressed, is said, I see further. Yep, I see beyond.
"He sees further" seems a better translation (buy not allowed by DL) unless the occult is involved.
Sword of Omens, give me sight beyond sight...
I can't think of another better situation to use psychic abilities than when in danger...
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Maybe the real sentence could be "Lo veto outre", ans so the translation would be "I see it differently.".
Because the sentence says:
io vedo = I see (as in "my eyes tell my brain that...", not "I am actively looking at...")
oltre = beyond / past / beside
"Veglio" might be a valid way to say "I watch over", but I am not sure about this.
