TRANSLATION OF DESCARTES QUOTE

[Wilkinson, C]

Я мыслю, следовательно, я существую (Ya myslyu, sledovatel'no, ya
sushchestvuyu) is a more accepted version of "cogito ergo sum".
CW


2009/5/6 John Langran <john at ruslan.co.uk>

> This is for a grammar summary of the verb "to be" in Russian.
> I have seen the Descartes quote "I think, therefore I am" translated as "Я
> думаю, поэтому я." - "Ya dumayu, poetomu ya.". I wonder, is this a strong
> enough translation? Thanks for any suggestions?
>  John Langran
> www.ruslan.co.uk
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