How would you write this out in spanish?

Question

"I don't want to be redundant since I already agree with all you've had to say so far."

Thanks in advance for ur help.

Answer 1

Why not give it a shot yourself? Start with the machine translator's attempt, make any pertinent corrections, then ask for further suggestions.

From our translator:

No quiero ser redundante, puesto que ya están estoy de acuerdo con todo lo que tenía que decir hasta ahora.

Its translation makes sense, but feel free to ask questions. For example, did you actually mean "had to say" as in obligated to say or did you just mean "have said so far"?

¡Bienvenido al foro!

Welcome to the forum!

Answer 2

"No quiero ser redundante, puesto que ya están ( or estoy) de acuerdo con todo lo que tenía que decir hasta ahora".

If that is the machine translation, it is wrong. In my opinion it should be:

"No quiero ser redundante, ya que hasta ahora, estoy de acuerdo con todo lo que han tenido que decir" or "... has tenido que decir"

The tenía que decir part looks incorrect to me. I think past perfect tense was meant, not tener que. - 0074b507, Mar 21, 2011

You"ve had to say= (ustedes) han tenido que decir. - Agora, Mar 21, 2011

No one expects the machine version to be perfect, that is why we suggest it as a starting point. - 0074b507, Mar 21, 2011

Yes, but han tenido que decir means that you were obligated to say. I don't think that is what the English means. - 0074b507, Mar 21, 2011

Also: you've had to say= tú has tenido que decir. - Agora, Mar 21, 2011

I think my traslation does not change the intent of the statement. It is not a challenge to translate. - Agora, Mar 21, 2011

Answer 3

I would translate this way:

"No quiero ser redundante ya que estoy de acuerdo con todo lo que has dicho hasta ahora."

The only point I think it needs to be cleared is about "you" pronoun... it refers to singular or plural, "tú" or "ustedes" ("vosotros").

Cheers Jaime

I agree with your ending. I think that the English (to have your say) was being misinterpreted. - 0074b507, Mar 21, 2011

Well, It seems your command of spanish is better than mine. I am learning a lot here! - Agora, Mar 21, 2011