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Translation help

от ludomastro, 24 сентября 2013 г.

Сообщений: 10

Язык: English

ludomastro (Показать профиль) 24 сентября 2013 г., 3:52:53

I could use some help translating my family motto.
We never quit. / Ni neniam ?

I get "forlasi" for "quit" but it doesn't seem to convey what I'm looking for.

Suggestions?

yekimov (Показать профиль) 24 сентября 2013 г., 5:30:54

ludomastro:I could use some help translating my family motto.
We never quit. / Ni neniam ?

I get "forlasi" for "quit" but it doesn't seem to convey what I'm looking for.

Suggestions?
Hello!
Maybe "kapitulaci" will be acceptable for you? "Ni neniam kapitulacas!".

noelekim (Показать профиль) 24 сентября 2013 г., 6:33:29

yekimov:
ludomastro:I could use some help translating my family motto.
We never quit. / Ni neniam ?
Maybe "kapitulaci" will be acceptable for you? "Ni neniam kapitulacas!".
Another good one is "Ni neniam rezignas" (we never give up).

Ondo (Показать профиль) 24 сентября 2013 г., 7:45:56

noelekim:Another good one is "Ni neniam rezignas" (we never give up).
Very good. You could also try "Ni persistas". Adding "ĉiam" is possible but not necessary.

Note that the Esperanto "persisti" does not have the meaning persist = continue to exist.

Duko (Показать профиль) 24 сентября 2013 г., 10:07:57

Ni neniam malpersistas.
?

ludomastro (Показать профиль) 24 сентября 2013 г., 12:40:20

I'm leaning toward
"Ni persistas."
AND
"Ni neniam rezignas."

I like the positive implication of "persisti"; however, "rezigni" comes closest to the original meaning.

kaŝperanto (Показать профиль) 24 сентября 2013 г., 14:50:02

ludomastro:I'm leaning toward
"Ni persistas."
AND
"Ni neniam rezignas."

I like the positive implication of "persisti"; however, "rezigni" comes closest to the original meaning.
You can also mess with the word order to get a specific sound and emphasis. I quite like the sound of "Neniam rezignas ni", and it puts more emphasis on "never".

ludomastro (Показать профиль) 25 сентября 2013 г., 0:45:37

Or, Neniam Rezignu! Which I also like.

EDIT: Wait, does the imperative work like that?

Terran (Показать профиль) 25 сентября 2013 г., 6:03:47

ludomastro:Or, Neniam Rezignu! Which I also like.

EDIT: Wait, does the imperative work like that?
That would be giving the family the command to never give up. It's a nice motto on its own, but it's not a translation of your motto in English.

ludomastro (Показать профиль) 25 сентября 2013 г., 22:33:36

Thank you. That's what I was thinking but wasn't sure.

Dankon. Gxi estis tio ke mi pensis sed mi ne certis.

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