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Sentence #1305644

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 PandoraToday PandoraToday April 11, 2018 April 11, 2018 at 7:48:17 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

This sentence is not a correct translation of the other versions of the same sentence. I'm not a native Spanish speaker but I do have a high understanding of the language, enough to know that "Yo tengo otra alternativa más que comer lo que ellos me sirvan" means the exact opposite of, for example, the English translation given "I have no choice but to eat what they serve me". I consulted /r/Spanish on Reddit and received confirmation from a native speaker that the sentence is, indeed, incorrect. Here is the link for reference: https://www.reddit.com/r/Spanis..._comer_lo_que/

This user suggested "No tengo otra alternativa [más que comer lo que ellos me sirvan]" although of course the first person pronoun "yo" can be added to this sentence to retain continuity with the current version. It doesn't really matter, as long as the verb "tener" is negated with "no", otherwise the translation is semantically wrong.

marcelostockle marcelostockle April 17, 2018 April 17, 2018 at 1:13:32 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

As you pointed out, the sentence was badly put together. Apologies.

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #953476I have no choice but to eat what they serve me..

Yo tengo otra alternativa más que comer lo que ellos me sirvan.

added by marcelostockle, December 18, 2011
➜ #953476I have no choice but to eat what they serve me.

linked by marcelostockle, December 18, 2011
➜ #6831103Ég á ekki annarra kosta völ en að borða það sem þau færa mér.

linked by PandoraToday, April 11, 2018
No tengo más opción que comer lo que ellos me sirvan.

edited by marcelostockle, April 17, 2018