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Re: DCKL translation problems: {yaH}

Lieven L. Litaer (Quvar) ([email protected])

• From: Lieven L. Litaer (Quvar) <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: DCKL translation problems: {yaH}
• Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 21:41:08 +0100
• In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>

Am 14.01.2004 21:02:25, schrieb Russ Perry Jr <[email protected]>:

>...I was on the right track.  Basically, "weggenommen werden" is the
>passive voice, and "weggenommen sein" would be active voice (though a
>special case with the "sein", yes?), correct?  

Eeerrr... I don't know!!

"weggenommen werden"
 describes the action
that's why I thought in english this is "being taken away"

"weggenommen sein"
 describes the state:
someone took it, now it's gone; it's "taken away".

?

Quvar.

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