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Irreductible verbs
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Here is an exercise for the linguistically-inclined — try to find in your native language a single word that carries the following meanings:
- menen: to give one's opinion about something (ik meen dat dit waar is = I give my opinion that this is true)
- opvallen: to make oneself easily noticeable (deze student valt niet op = this student does not make himself easily noticeable)
The broader topic being: what does it mean for you when you cannot find a simple construct in your native language for something that has a basic lexeme (word) as semantic root in another language?
Not bad
Posted by
Kena
at
2008-04-24 01:33
I like "considérer / reckon" actually more than the other one.
The issue I see with "stand out" (or "se démarquer") is that the opposite does not match: *onopvallend* means "discreet" and that is not opposed to "stand out". (imho)
The issue I see with "stand out" (or "se démarquer") is that the opposite does not match: *onopvallend* means "discreet" and that is not opposed to "stand out". (imho)
(feedback by eustazio)
Second one : se démarquer / stand out.
What do you think of those equivalents ? I'm more happy with the second one for both languages.
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