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Sentence #2252519

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 tommy_san tommy_san February 24, 2013 February 24, 2013 at 4:10:59 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Does this mean that the twins are sons or daughters of the speaker?

Vortarulo Vortarulo February 24, 2013 February 24, 2013 at 4:12:21 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Yes, indeed.

tommy_san tommy_san February 24, 2013 February 24, 2013 at 4:17:54 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

How would you translate this then?

I have a twin.
http://tatoeba.org/eng/sentences/show/2252512

I'm not sure if the English is correct. I want to mean "I have a twin brother or a twin sister."

Vortarulo Vortarulo February 24, 2013 February 24, 2013 at 4:28:21 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Ah, good question!
While "Ich habe Zwillinge." (plural) can only mean that you have twin children, because they're two, "Ich habe einen Zwilling." means that you have a twin brother or sister (sex is undefined here).
As far as I know, the English should be correct. I'm not a native speaker of English though, but I guess it's similar there:
"I have a twin." = I have a twin brother or a twin sister.
"I have twins." = I have two identical sons or daughters.

tommy_san tommy_san February 24, 2013 February 24, 2013 at 4:38:11 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Interesting enough! Thank you for the explanation.

Pfirsichbaeumchen Pfirsichbaeumchen February 24, 2013 February 24, 2013 at 5:20:51 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

An Tommy:

Hier hast Du eine Herausforderung zum Übersetzen: http://tatoeba.org/deu/sentences/show/2252811. Es handelt sich um einen Literaturbeleg des Wortes „Zwillingsgeschwister“. ☺

tommy_san tommy_san February 24, 2013 February 24, 2013 at 5:56:30 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

なんかめっちゃガチなのがきたーヾ(･ω･`;)ﾉ
ちょっとゆっくり取り組みますね。

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #2252516Ich habe Zwillingskinder..

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