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Sentence #263675

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 Cainntear Cainntear October 11, 2013 October 11, 2013 at 4:36:26 PM UTC link Permalink

I'm not sure this one works too well.

The simple past always implies a specific time or event, but here there is not specific time reference, and the event is unspecific ("an" accident doesn't specify.)

I'd be happier with the present perfect: "An accident has just happened"

Cainntear Cainntear October 11, 2013 October 11, 2013 at 4:38:07 PM UTC link Permalink

Added "an accident has just happened" as sentence 2784846

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➜ #128101Un accident vient tout juste d'arriver.

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➜ #150881事故が起こったところである。

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An accident just happened.

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➜ #577042Akcidento ĵus okazis.

linked by Dejo, October 21, 2010
➜ #577413حصل حادث للتو.

linked by saeb, October 21, 2010
➜ #625523È appena successo un incidente.

linked by Guybrush88, November 17, 2010
➜ #748683Gerade ist ein Unfall passiert.

linked by samueldora, February 9, 2011
➜ #966383Acaba de ocurrir un accidente.

linked by hundo, June 29, 2011
➜ #1101187Een ongeval deed zich juist voor.

linked by megamanenm, September 13, 2011
➜ #1299684Az önce bir kaza oldu.

linked by duran, December 14, 2011
➜ #1736452事故がちょうど今起こったところだ。

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➜ #1900052תאונה זה עתה קרתה.

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linked by cerige, December 22, 2012
➜ #2235281Только что произошёл несчастный случай.

linked by corvard, February 20, 2013
➜ #2784846An accident has just happened.

linked by Cainntear, October 11, 2013
➜ #2784846An accident has just happened.

unlinked by Cainntear, October 11, 2013
➜ #1982765Akcidento ĵus estas okazinta.

linked by PaulP, September 22, 2015
➜ #7769305Только что произошла авария.

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➜ #10603044אַ סיבה האָט אָט ערשט פּאַסירט.

linked by shekitten, January 3, 2022
➜ #11547455Es gab gerade einen Unfall.

linked by Pfirsichbaeumchen, February 18, 2023
➜ #11689780Zrovna se stala nehoda.

linked by aldar, April 17, 2023
➜ #13101638Er deed zich juist een ongeval voor.

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