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He kann have pets but no rats.

German translation: er darf Haustiere...

18:47 Nov 26, 2001
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English term or phrase: He kann have pets but no rats.
Talking to my German friend
Sandy
German translation:er darf Haustiere...
Explanation:
If you are referring to a place, like your appartment, where you won't tolerate any rats, but other pets are o.k.:
<Er darf Haustiere halten, aber keine Ratten.>
<halten> as in <to keep>, otherwise :
<Er kann Haustiere haben, aber keine keine Ratten.>

Between these two sentences, you should be able to come up with the appropiate way to tell your friend!
i am curious as what we're going to find out about your friend next...
good luck, Britta
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5 +5er darf Haustiere...
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5 +1Er darf Haustiere haben aber keine Ratten.
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Er darf Haustiere haben aber keine Ratten.


Explanation:
Literally you could also say "Er kann Haustiere haben aber keine Ratten", though here I'm assuming you mean he "is allowed" not "he can".

dbhx (X)

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er darf Haustiere...


Explanation:
If you are referring to a place, like your appartment, where you won't tolerate any rats, but other pets are o.k.:
<Er darf Haustiere halten, aber keine Ratten.>
<halten> as in <to keep>, otherwise :
<Er kann Haustiere haben, aber keine keine Ratten.>

Between these two sentences, you should be able to come up with the appropiate way to tell your friend!
i am curious as what we're going to find out about your friend next...
good luck, Britta


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glinchey
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agree  Thomas Bollmann
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agree  Michaela Müller: 1x "keine" is enough in the 2nd sentence
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