Is translation correct?

JohnC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Is translation correct?

Hola Inma, 

Test question: Yo no quería que hubieras venido con ella, was translated as “I didn’t want you to have come with her.” This doesn’t translate as pluperfect —— or am I missing something? Perhaps the pluperfect stretches to this translation, which would be fair enough. 

So that you know where i am coming from, throughout the lesson the pluperfect combination of hubiera / hubiese + the past participle is translated as “hadn’t xxx.” If  this is the case, the translation of the sentence doesn’t work. Also, I don’t think we would say this in English; we might say “I didn’t want that you [would] come with her” but this brings the subjunctive into English which is rare enough these days. 

Perhaps if a different verb was used e.g. “Yo no sabía que hubieras venido con ella” i.e. I didn’t know that you had come with her” it might be a better example for the lesson? That said I may be missing something. 

Gracias de antemano. John

Asked 8 months ago
InmaKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Hola John

We just changed that sentence as it can't really replicate the same in English as you said. 

Now, there is a completely different sentence:

It would have been inappropriate if you had come with her .

This one won't create any confusion, I think.

Gracias

 

Is translation correct?

Hola Inma, 

Test question: Yo no quería que hubieras venido con ella, was translated as “I didn’t want you to have come with her.” This doesn’t translate as pluperfect —— or am I missing something? Perhaps the pluperfect stretches to this translation, which would be fair enough. 

So that you know where i am coming from, throughout the lesson the pluperfect combination of hubiera / hubiese + the past participle is translated as “hadn’t xxx.” If  this is the case, the translation of the sentence doesn’t work. Also, I don’t think we would say this in English; we might say “I didn’t want that you [would] come with her” but this brings the subjunctive into English which is rare enough these days. 

Perhaps if a different verb was used e.g. “Yo no sabía que hubieras venido con ella” i.e. I didn’t know that you had come with her” it might be a better example for the lesson? That said I may be missing something. 

Gracias de antemano. John

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