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Sentence #2584726

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 al_ex_an_der al_ex_an_der July 11, 2013 July 11, 2013 at 5:00:12 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

"watch other people's children"? Or is "children" not necessary in this case?

Dejo Dejo July 11, 2013 July 11, 2013 at 5:57:21 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

It's not necessary. It's an ellipsis. I added another sentence with the same structure:
http://www.tatoeba.org/eng/sentences/show/2584975

http://www.myenglishpages.com/s...g-ellipsis.php

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #2584638Meine Urgroßmutter sagt immer: „Es ist besser, sich um die eigenen Kinder zu kümmern, als in der Kita auf anderer Leute Kinder aufzupassen.“.

My great-grandmother always says: "It's better to look after your own children than to look after othere people's at the daycare."

added by Dejo, July 11, 2013
➜ #2584638Meine Urgroßmutter sagt immer: „Es ist besser, sich um die eigenen Kinder zu kümmern, als in der Kita auf anderer Leute Kinder aufzupassen.“

linked by Dejo, July 11, 2013
My great-grandmother always says: "It's better to look after your own children than to watch other people's at the daycare."

edited by Dejo, July 11, 2013
➜ #2584655Mia praavino ĉiam diras: "Estas pli bone prizorgi siajn proprajn infanojn, ol varti tiujn de aliaj en infanejo."

linked by PaulP, July 19, 2023