Mar 27, 2001 18:03
23 yrs ago
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English term
heather
where
Non-PRO
English to German
Other
as in asking a question
Proposed translations
(German)
| 0 | wo OR wohin |
Robert Jackson
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| 0 | wo / wohin |
Sibyl Marquardt
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Proposed translations
6 mins
Robert Jackson
15 yrs. exp., low $$, fast turn-around
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, Russian to English, and 1 more.
wo OR wohin
Careful. "Wo" means "where...?", as in "Where is it?", while "wohin" means "where *to*"...?", as in "Where is he going?" In Eng. we tend to use "where" in both cases. "Wohin" corresponds to the obsolent Eng. "whither".
7 hrs
Sibyl Marquardt
Italy
Italy
Native in English
&
German
Italy
professionality in languages
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: German to English, English to German, Italian to English, and 1 more.
wo / wohin
it's actually quite easy to find out which one is meant.
Wo.... (rest of sentence)?
- then it's the English "where"
Wohin.... (rest of sentence)?
- then it's "whither" or "where to"
Wo... (rest of sentence)... hin?
- again, it's "where to", but not so easy to see because the little word "hin" can be at the very end of the sentence - look carefully!
HTH,
Sibyl
Wo.... (rest of sentence)?
- then it's the English "where"
Wohin.... (rest of sentence)?
- then it's "whither" or "where to"
Wo... (rest of sentence)... hin?
- again, it's "where to", but not so easy to see because the little word "hin" can be at the very end of the sentence - look carefully!
HTH,
Sibyl
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