Apr 28, 2008 03:11
16 yrs ago
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English term
You should be able to beat him.
English to Arabic
Art/Literary
Linguistics
Using 'should' to express probability.
Proposed translations
(Arabic)
| 4 | يمكنك أن تفوز عليه |
Mohamed Ghazal
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| 5 | يجب أن يكون في مقدورك (استطاعتك) أن تغلبه |
zax
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| 5 | ینبغی (علیك) ان تكون قادراًعلى ھزمه |
samargawad
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Proposed translations
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Mohamed Ghazal
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Native in Arabic
United Arab Emirates
It's not just a job...
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Egyptian) 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
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يمكنك أن تفوز عليه
There is no need to stick to the English structure. It simply means, "You CAN beat him".
Peer comment(s):
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esperantiste
: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_arabic/linguistics/2559...
2 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you"
45 mins
يجب أن يكون في مقدورك (استطاعتك) أن تغلبه
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Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
esperantiste
: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_arabic/linguistics/2559...
2 hrs
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1 hr
samargawad
Native in Arabic
Native in: Arabic , Urdu
Works in: English to Urdu, English to Arabic, Arabic to Urdu, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
ینبغی (علیك) ان تكون قادراًعلى ھزمه
We use should to say (1)what is the best thing to do or the right thing to do(advising) ex: you look tired. You should go to bed, or (2) we expect something to happen, ex: She's been studying very hard for the exam so she should pass (=I expect her to pass)
(you have been exercising very hard you should be able to beat him)اتوقع ان تکون قادراًعلى ھزمه
Note:Should is not as strong as must
ex: if u say
You should apologise (=it would be a good thing to do)
You must apologise (=you have no alternative)
So I think we cannot translate it "یجب"
it is better be "ینبغی"
(you have been exercising very hard you should be able to beat him)اتوقع ان تکون قادراًعلى ھزمه
Note:Should is not as strong as must
ex: if u say
You should apologise (=it would be a good thing to do)
You must apologise (=you have no alternative)
So I think we cannot translate it "یجب"
it is better be "ینبغی"
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
esperantiste
: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_arabic/linguistics/2559...
1 hr
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