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Sentence #2745854

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al_ex_an_der al_ex_an_der September 19, 2013 September 19, 2013 at 5:13:45 AM UTC link Permalink

I'd like to ask what is exactly meant by "haven’t mastered".
Is this reffering to a time before the birth of the children, or could it be "don't master" too?

Dejo Dejo September 20, 2013 September 20, 2013 at 3:46:24 AM UTC link Permalink

@alexander They haven't mastered the language =Sie sind der Landessprache noch nicht kundig.

It means that a lot of grandparents speak broken English.

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In a land of immigrants many children grow up in a situation where their grandparents haven’t mastered the child’s language; the youngster quickly learns to express himself as simply as possible.

added by Dejo, September 18, 2013