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Sentence #3375723

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 patgfisher patgfisher July 13, 2014 July 13, 2014 at 4:21:33 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Welcome to Tatoeba, sorpaas!

I don't think a native speaker would use this sentence. The "since it's" doesn't go with the "had already".

Maybe something like:
"I had already left by the time it finished." or
"I had already left when it finished."
?

 Trinkschokolade Trinkschokolade July 13, 2014, edited July 13, 2014 July 13, 2014 at 4:33:38 AM UTC, edited July 13, 2014 at 4:33:58 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Welcome!
Maybe he/she wanted to express "I had already left because it was finished."?

sorpaas sorpaas July 13, 2014 July 13, 2014 at 4:44:36 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Thanks! I think you are right. It should be "by the time".

I translate it based on the Lojban sentence, where "pu" means "past" and "ca lo nu mulno" means "when it is finished". So I think I should use pluperfect?

patgfisher patgfisher July 13, 2014 July 13, 2014 at 5:33:53 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

The "is" needs to be taken out.
"I had already left by the time it finished."

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #1767814[pu ku] ca lo nu mulno kei mi cliva.

I had already left since it's finished.

added by sorpaas, July 12, 2014
➜ #1767814[pu ku] ca lo nu mulno kei mi cliva

linked by sorpaas, July 12, 2014
I had already left by the time it is finished.

edited by sorpaas, July 13, 2014
I had already left by the time it finished.

edited by sorpaas, July 14, 2014