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pastelite pastelite 24 красавіка 2020 г. 24 красавіка 2020 г. у 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 красавіка 2020 г. 24 красавіка 2020 г. у 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 красавіка 2020 г. 24 красавіка 2020 г. у 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 красавіка 2020 г. 24 красавіка 2020 г. у 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 красавіка 2020 г. 25 красавіка 2020 г. у 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.