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Sentence #4091880

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 Eldad Eldad April 20, 2015 April 20, 2015 at 8:19:04 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

them => it
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andymakespasta andymakespasta April 20, 2015, edited April 20, 2015 April 20, 2015 at 4:09:23 PM UTC, edited April 20, 2015 at 4:10:27 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

I didn't really think this through, you're probably right.
In my mind, the two people are probably eating together, either with separate lunch boxes or shared dishes on the table.
If the spinach was a shared dish, then "eat the spinach", and "eat it later".
If you were looking at the other person's lunchbox, then it would be "eat your spinach" and "eat them later" / "eat it later".
Since "eat the spinach" could also apply in the second case(though admittedly not as clear), I feel that this would be the better choice.
But in the same vein, "eating it later" would be the better choice.

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #4091452「ほうれん草食べないの？」「後で食べる」.

"Aren't you going to eat the spinach?" "I'll eat them later."

added by andymakespasta, April 20, 2015
➜ #4091452「ほうれん草食べないの？」「後で食べる」

linked by andymakespasta, April 20, 2015
➜ #4092240„Зарем нема да го јадеш спанаќот?“ „Ќе го изедам после.“

linked by Lepotdeterre, April 20, 2015
➜ #4092959« Tu ne vas pas manger tes épinards ? » « Je les mangerai plus tard. »

linked by sbamsbamsbam, April 20, 2015
"Aren't you going to eat the spinach?" "I'll eat it later."

edited by andymakespasta, April 20, 2015