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Sentence #3881084

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 Eldad Eldad February 20, 2015, edited February 20, 2015 February 20, 2015 at 12:07:05 PM UTC, edited February 20, 2015 at 12:07:21 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

According to the French original, present tense?

marafon marafon February 20, 2015, edited February 20, 2015 February 20, 2015 at 12:10:20 PM UTC, edited February 20, 2015 at 12:12:28 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

"Согнулся" here is a state:
он сгибается = он согнут (il est courbé) = он согнулся.
My previous sentence sounded a bit unnatural that's why I've changed it.

 marafon marafon February 20, 2015 February 20, 2015 at 12:14:44 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

However, I can leave one of the translations in present tense. What do you think?

Ooneykcall Ooneykcall February 20, 2015, edited February 20, 2015 February 20, 2015 at 12:22:41 PM UTC, edited February 20, 2015 at 12:23:06 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Using the present is hardly 'unnatural', but rather emphasizing. It's like the past simply says that he bent (and, we assume in absence of any words to the contrary, is bent now), while the present stresses that he's bending every second under the weight.
Hence, the past would be the default here and the present would be expressive.

Ooneykcall Ooneykcall February 20, 2015 February 20, 2015 at 12:39:35 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Of course it can be used to denote the transition as well, as a default option.

marafon marafon February 20, 2015 February 20, 2015 at 12:52:08 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

> #3881083

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #1130419Il courbe sous le poids du sac..

Он сгибается под тяжестью мешка.

added by marafon, February 20, 2015
➜ #1130419Il courbe sous le poids du sac.

linked by marafon, February 20, 2015
Он согнулся под тяжестью мешка.

edited by marafon, February 20, 2015