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Fenris_kcf (프로필 보기) 2013년 7월 11일 오후 8:19:41
Chainy:It would be interesting to see how 'Like' is translated into other languages. Doesn't German use "Gefaellt mir" (= Plaĉas al mi)?You're right. I was just aluding to a common problem for translators of software, which is released in English: Often it's not clear which form the author of the software meant, so that the ambiguity in English leads to inappropriate translations.
Chainy (프로필 보기) 2013년 7월 11일 오후 9:23:27
Russian = Nravitsja = Plaĉas
Slovak = Páči sa mi to = Plaĉas al mi tio
French = J’aime = Mi ŝatas
Polish = Lubię to! = Mi ŝatas tion!
yyaann (프로필 보기) 2013년 7월 12일 오전 11:15:06
True. But you do see some customary interpretations which I guess are used consistently in a given language. For example in French, "verb" menu items in a program are usually (always?) considered to be in the infinitive. Save -> Sauvegarder, Cancel -> Annuler, Search -> Rechercher , etc. Maybe because I'm used to this, translations in the imperative would feel quite odd. It would give me a "hi, I'm the weirdo who talks to his computer, got a problem with that?" kind of vibe! Like "save, computer, save! You be a good boy and do it!"Fenris_kcf:Guess no one can tell since the software is released in English and deciding whether a verb is in infinitive, imperative or present (not 3rd person singular) is
Wouldn't it be -u, not -i? When I'm using Firefox in Esperanto, it will occasionally give a choice (like accept or decline) and they'll be in the infinitive form. Is this correct?quite hardimpossible in English with no further context provided.
darkweasel (프로필 보기) 2013년 7월 15일 오후 12:17:22
Chainy:Just been looking at the translations of 'Like' in Facebook. Here are direct translations into Esperanto:German = Gefällt mir = Plaĉas al mi
Russian = Nravitsja = Plaĉas
Slovak = Páči sa mi to = Plaĉas al mi tio
French = J’aime = Mi ŝatas
Polish = Lubię to! = Mi ŝatas tion!
... but German-language Facebook users borrowed a strange verb from English, they say liken for "clicking the like button". Perhaps lajki would work in Esperanto too? Oh well, no, forget that ...