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Sentence #81409

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 Espi Espi August 18, 2010 August 18, 2010 at 11:02:06 PM UTC link Permalink

Has my sister or my younger sister two sons? ;P

blay_paul blay_paul August 18, 2010 August 18, 2010 at 11:28:16 PM UTC link Permalink

I'm not with you. Are you asking if the the Japanese is talking about a sister or a younger sister?

Japanese doesn't have a word that 'just' means sister. It's always either older sister or younger sister. So, usually, when it is translated into a language like English that isn't obsessed about 'younger' or 'older' all the time "younger sister" is just translated as "sister".

Espi Espi August 19, 2010 August 19, 2010 at 12:12:27 AM UTC link Permalink

Thanks!

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妹には２人の息子がいるので、私には２人の甥がいることになる。

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➜ #322306My sister has two sons, so I have two nephews.

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➜ #345890Mi hermana menor tiene dos hijos, lo que significa que yo tengo dos sobrinos.

linked by tatoerique, December 31, 2009
➜ #470175My younger sister has two sons, which means I have two nephews.

linked by CK, August 19, 2010
➜ #470034Meine Schwester hat zwei Söhne, somit habe ich zwei Neffen.

linked by xtofu80, March 24, 2011