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i hope so that you understand my czech,i got dictionary

Czech translation: Abys mojí češtině rozuměl, mám slovník.

20:04 Nov 11, 2003
English to Czech translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: i hope so that you understand my czech,i got dictionary
saying this to a person in conversation,,,
colin simpson
Czech translation:Abys mojí češtině rozuměl, mám slovník.
Explanation:
It is a poor English sentence. What does the "I hope" pertain to? Does it mean "I got [a] dictionary in the hope you would then understand my Czech"? Or does it mean "... I hope; so that you understand my Czech, I got [a] dictionary"?

"Abys mojí češtině rozuměl, mám slovník" = "So that you would understand my Czech, I got a dictionary."

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Zenny Sadlon
Local time: 07:17
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Summary of answers provided
5 +7Abys mojí češtině rozuměl, mám slovník.
Zenny Sadlon
5Abys porozumněl mé Češtině, pořídil jsem si slovník.
Zuzi (X)
4doufam, ze rozumis me cestine, poridil jsem si slovnik
ivo zika


  

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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Abys mojí češtině rozuměl, mám slovník.


Explanation:
It is a poor English sentence. What does the "I hope" pertain to? Does it mean "I got [a] dictionary in the hope you would then understand my Czech"? Or does it mean "... I hope; so that you understand my Czech, I got [a] dictionary"?

"Abys mojí češtině rozuměl, mám slovník" = "So that you would understand my Czech, I got a dictionary."

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Note added at 2003-11-11 20:40:18 (GMT)
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To see the proper diacritical marks in Czech set your browser fonts to \"Windows 1250/Central European\".

Zenny Sadlon
Local time: 07:17
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
PRO pts in pair: 230
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agree  Puku: maybe doufam ze moji cestine rozumis, mam slovnik ;o)
8 mins
  -> Exactly. As I said, it is a poorly consturcted English sentence.
agree  Elenacb: with Puku
15 mins
agree  Jirina Nevosadova
49 mins
agree  Pro Lingua
1 hr
agree  GeorgeH
1 hr
agree  Hynek Palatin: agree with Puku; his translation is also gender-neutral (zenny's answer can only be used when talking to a man, it should be "rozuměla" when talking to a woman)
2 hrs
agree  Tomas750
9 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Abys porozumněl mé Češtině, pořídil jsem si slovník.


Explanation:
I agree with the given answer, although my translation sounds more natural. I have a reservation to the second part of the sentence: MAM means I HAVE = I own, as opposed to I GOT = I acquired.


Zuzi (X)
Local time: 13:17
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
doufam, ze rozumis me cestine, poridil jsem si slovnik


Explanation:
"i hope so" jako vazba nevhodne pouzita

ivo zika
Czech Republic
Local time: 14:17
Native speaker of: Czech
PRO pts in pair: 60
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