Clarification in translating...
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The English reads, "Why are so few repenting?"
My translation to Spanish reads, "¿Por qué los pocos están se arrepentiendo?
Is the translation accurate?
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updated Nov 9, 2012
posted by SaigeSmith
Gracias maestroantonion. Pero, puede me lo explica (en ingles), por favor? - SaigeSmith, Nov 7, 2012
My example below is not using the present progressive but the simple present, which is used in Spanish to convey both tenses in English. - francobollo, Nov 7, 2012
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¿Por qué son tan pocos los que se arrepienten?
¿Por qué? -- why
son -- there are
tan pocos -- so few
los que -- those that/who
se arrepienten -- repent/are repenting
updated Nov 7, 2012
edited by francobollo
posted by francobollo
Thank you for breaking it down. - SaigeSmith, Nov 7, 2012
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¿Por qué tan pocos están arrepintiédose?
updated Nov 8, 2012
posted by maestroantonio
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Out of context, "Why are so few repenting?" is very awkward English. It almost reads as if it were translated from some other language. Much better would be ¨"Why do so few repent?" And the same in Spanish: ¿Por qué tan pocos los que se arrepienten?
updated Nov 9, 2012
edited by rob-andi
posted by rob-andi
I appreciate the comments, but it is someone else's writing style and so I am reluctant to change it. - SaigeSmith, Nov 9, 2012
