#Reading A2
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Ok what I mean is
""Normalerweise kommt er immer bei mir im goldene Neckar vorbei" translates to
""He usually comes to my place in the golden Neckar"
Immer means always and vorbei means over like the both this words are not in the sentences but in German it's being used
I don't get why or how to it's being used u know what I mena
It's "bei jemandem vorbeikommen", i.e. "vorbeikommen" is a separable verb. It means "to look in on someone [for a short visit]". Please note it must be "goldenen". ;)
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What about immer was has been said if I can't see it in the English translation "always"
No, because in English, combining "usually" and "always" would sound weird, right? So, it got dropped from the translation.
"normalerweise... immer..." would translate to something like "always... in the normal course of events", which would have made the translation rather unwieldy/awkward/unidiomatic.
Yuh it sounds weird that why I won't say them together
So with this type of sentences should I guess what should and shouldn't be used?
Like what? Not sure what you mean.
What I mean is immer in the sentence has not been said in many sentences i translate there are words not being said for example the one I just gave
By the way Susana u always tell people to read Short stories in German for beginners by Olly Richard. Where can I find a pdf of it I want to read it
To my knowledge, there is no pdf vesion. I only recommend this book because I've had a look at it, and it seemed to be free of errors. Of course, that doesn't mean nothing else is any good. ;)
