LL-L "Help needed" 2003.10.02 (04) [E]

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From: Peter J. Wright <peterjwright at earthlink.net>
Subject: Help

Christian Winkler wrote:

>>Could anybody help me translating the following phrases into Swedish:

>>He knows how to win.
>>He was the first to arrive.
>>You were the one to tell me.

>>I know this is not the 'genuine' place for discussing Scandinavian
>>languages. Please allow an exeption. We are doing a research project on
>>'Infinitive-Prominence in European Languages' an I am convinced many of
you
>>could possibly help us.

Well, even though I'm not a native speaker, I'll take a stab at it:

"Han vet hur man skall vinna."
"Han var den forste (or 'forsta') att komma fram."
"Det var du som talade om det for mig."

Since I'm not a NS, there may be more ways to say it that I'm not
consciously aware of, even though I would understand what was meant.  In any
event, this is how *I* would say these sentences in Swedish.

Hope it helps!

Kind regards,

Peter Wright
New York, NY

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