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Sentence #2063304

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 Eldad Eldad December 7, 2012 December 7, 2012 at 5:14:59 PM UTC link Permalink

I agree with your interpretation (it's relevant in most cases where this sentence is said), but "I've got something" etc. can also mean simply: I have something important to tell you.

Could I translate it:
Ich habe etwas Wichtiges dir zu mitteilen.
?

Pfirsichbaeumchen Pfirsichbaeumchen December 7, 2012 December 7, 2012 at 5:23:08 PM UTC link Permalink

One could say, „Ich habe dir etwas Wichtiges mitzuteilen.“ I’ll add that variant.

Eldad Eldad December 7, 2012 December 7, 2012 at 5:24:27 PM UTC link Permalink

Thanks.
I could sense something was really strange in my wording, and this is why I asked instead of posting it myself.

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #2062957I've got something important to tell you..

Ich muss dir etwas Wichtiges mitteilen.

added by Pfirsichbaeumchen, December 7, 2012
➜ #2062957I've got something important to tell you.

linked by Pfirsichbaeumchen, December 7, 2012
➜ #2791554Mi sciigu vin pri io grava.

linked by GrizaLeono, October 14, 2013
➜ #2791600Mi sciigu ion gravan al vi.

linked by GrizaLeono, October 14, 2013
➜ #3970571Маю сказати тобі щось важливе.

linked by deniko, February 5, 2017
➜ #2002688I have something important to tell you.

linked by wolfgangth, May 30, 2021