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pastelite pastelite 24 de abril de 2020 24 de abril de 2020, 15:07:03 UTC flag Report link Permalink

I have a question

In some language, "younger sister" and "older sister" are using two different word.

what should i do with a sentence like "this is my sister", should i use younger one, older one, or just ignore it.

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sabretou sabretou 24 de abril de 2020 24 de abril de 2020, 15:33:29 UTC flag Report link Permalink

For Marathi we have a standard word for 'sister', and a more affectionate word for 'older sister'. When translating those sentences, I add both of those translations because I think the English 'sister' is a valid translation for when in Marathi we use the word for older sister.

maaster maaster 24 de abril de 2020 24 de abril de 2020, 16:09:49 UTC flag Report link Permalink

In Hungarian we also have two different words for "sister", i.e.: "húg" - younger sister, "nővér" - older/elder sister. Sometimes I use both (in two different sentences) and sometimes just one of them. It's on you.
(We've a general word for sister (lánytestvér = "girl sibling") but we don't really use that.)

Thanuir Thanuir 24 de abril de 2020 24 de abril de 2020, 18:08:27 UTC flag Report link Permalink

Kuten yllä sanottiin: Voit lisätä kumman tahansa käännöksen tai molemmat.

Suosittelen joko vuorottelemaan tai lisäämään molemmat, niin että molemmista tulee esimerkkejä tietokantaan.

gillux gillux 25 de abril de 2020 25 de abril de 2020, 11:21:38 UTC flag Report link Permalink

If the original sentence doesn’t give any hints, create two translations: one talking about an older sister, the other about a younger sister.