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minus-squarelustyargonian@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoI guess the is implied, count is explicit. A thing becomes one thing and the thing becomes thing.
minus-squareRedAggroBest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoIs the number one used like “a” then? Like a direct translation of the 2 phrases would be “Girl downstairs is playing the violin.” and “one girl downstairs is playing the violin.” As opposed to English using the/a respectively?
minus-squaredismay3915@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 hours agoYes. Almost. We have a special prefix for unknowns to make it simpler. Read my response above
minus-squarelustyargonian@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoAs per Google translate it seems so.
I guess the is implied, count is explicit. A thing becomes one thing and the thing becomes thing.
Is the number one used like “a” then? Like a direct translation of the 2 phrases would be “Girl downstairs is playing the violin.” and “one girl downstairs is playing the violin.” As opposed to English using the/a respectively?
Yes. Almost. We have a special prefix for unknowns to make it simpler. Read my response above
As per Google translate it seems so.