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Sentence #191181

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DJ_Saidez DJ_Saidez July 19, 2021 July 19, 2021 at 12:29:35 AM UTC link Permalink

Unlinked Spanish, it must've been linked based on the also unlinked English "There used to be a church here"

bunbuku bunbuku July 19, 2021, edited July 19, 2021 July 19, 2021 at 3:26:41 AM UTC, edited July 19, 2021 at 3:27:30 AM UTC link Permalink

@CK @JimBreen

Since the English has added by tsp_2 for "以前はこの教会にいました", but it is actually a wrong translation, isn't it? I wonder if I should change the Japanese or the correct English translation should be added.

CK CK July 19, 2021 July 19, 2021 at 3:37:08 AM UTC link Permalink

Perhaps one of these sound natural enough.

I was in this church before.
I've been in this church before.

I prefer the 2nd one, I think. However, in real life, I'd say "I've been here before."

[#440092] I've been here before. (Scott) *audio*


Does the Japanese really sound like something you'd use?

JimBreen JimBreen July 19, 2021 July 19, 2021 at 4:07:51 AM UTC link Permalink

A good question - the Japanese sounds a bit odd to me.
If it stays, I think the suggested "I've been in this church before." would work.
The old translation was pretty bad, and the new one is no improvement.

JimBreen JimBreen July 19, 2021 July 19, 2021 at 7:10:57 AM UTC link Permalink

I'll add that translation as I want something more accurate than the present English. It can be amended later,

CK CK July 19, 2021 July 19, 2021 at 8:42:57 AM UTC link Permalink

I'll unlink

#10178975
linked by tsp_2, 10 hours ago

bunbuku bunbuku July 19, 2021 July 19, 2021 at 7:32:42 PM UTC link Permalink

以前はこの教会にいました sounds fine to me, if I used to work there.

JimBreen JimBreen July 20, 2021 July 20, 2021 at 12:01:49 AM UTC link Permalink

Thanks.

CK CK July 20, 2021 July 20, 2021 at 2:07:34 AM UTC link Permalink

> 以前はこの教会にいました sounds fine to me, if I used to work there.

The following English translation doesn't convey that meaning.

I've been in this church before.

JimBreen JimBreen July 20, 2021 July 20, 2021 at 2:53:50 AM UTC link Permalink

I have now removed 以前はこの教会にいました from the sentences used as examples. There are 100s of sentences using 以前 and 教会 and this one doesn't contribute much.

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以前はこの教会にいました。

added by an unknown member, date unknown

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linked by marcelostockle, December 30, 2012

unlinked by bunbuku, September 29, 2020

linked by tsp_2, July 18, 2021

unlinked by DJ_Saidez, July 19, 2021

以前はこの教会に行ってました。

edited by bunbuku, July 19, 2021

以前はこの教会にいました。

edited by bunbuku, July 19, 2021

unlinked by CK, July 19, 2021