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Sentence #351847

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 sacredceltic sacredceltic August 4, 2010 August 4, 2010 at 9:37:59 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Again, how do we go from "Die kravatte" to "Your tie" ??
Has Japanese no possessive form either ?

blay_paul blay_paul August 4, 2010 August 4, 2010 at 10:34:48 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Japanese has a possessive form, but it often omits pronouns entirely. Thus it is not _explicit_ here that the tie is that of the person being spoken to. However it is almost certain that the person being spoken to is _wearing_ the tie.

So, either it is his tie, or he's in a shop trying out ties that he hasn't bought yet. A more literal translation of the Japanese would be "That tie suits you very well."

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #212786そのネクタイとても似合っています。.

➜ #212786そのネクタイとても似合っています。

linked by human600, January 23, 2010
Die Krawatte / Der Schlips sieht sehr gut aus.

added by human600, January 23, 2010
➜ #351887Do twarzy ci w tym krawacie.

linked by zipangu, January 23, 2010
➜ #452044La cravate est très belle.

linked by sacredceltic, August 4, 2010
Die Krawatte sieht sehr gut aus.

edited by blay_paul, August 4, 2010
➜ #456908La kravato aspektas belega.

linked by muzikanta_hipopotamo, August 8, 2010
➜ #2285976The tie is very beautiful.

linked by freddy1, June 1, 2014
➜ #2008248העניבה יפה מאד.

linked by mutskt, September 29, 2022