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Je Est un Autre
Can anyone translate this for me? Doesn't it mean "I (The Self?) is an Other"?
From Rimbaud.
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That's what it looks like to this Foremost Fumbler of French. there are certainly others here better suited than I to offer you edification.
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Translation: But I'm just Gene Autry
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Hydra, when I saw your subject line, before reading your post, I also thought of Gene Autry!  There's a set of nursery rhymes, written in faux French (or is it Latin?) but when read aloud sounds like English -- anybody know what I'm talking about?
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Hydra, From High-School French and a few trips abroad I agree that the literal translation is: I am the (an) other. According to BabelFish , it is "I Is another"* Dalehileman; Thanks for the laugh-out-loud *Although, according to French rules of Grammar, the "e" in "Je" must be dropped. The proper way to say, "I am" in French is "J'est".
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Mots d'Heures, Gousses, Rhames by Luis d'Antin van Rooten. Un petit d'un petit S'étonne au hall Un petit d'un petit Ah! degrés de folles Un dol de qui ne sort cesse Un dol de qui ne se mène Qu'importe un petit d'un petit Tout Gai de Reguennes.
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Hydra,
From High-School French and a few trips abroad I agree that the literal translation is: I am the (an) other.
According to BabelFish , it is "I Is another"
I am an other would be je suis un autre. This has got to be a usage of Je for something like Freud's Ego (das Ich).
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Hydra,
From High-School French and a few trips abroad I agree that the literal translation is: I am the (an) other.
According to BabelFish , it is "I Is another"
I am an other would be je suis un autre. This has got to be a usage of Je for something like Freud's Ego (das Ich).
I disagree. The verb "suis" means "to have", does it not?
It is proper in French to state your age by saying, "Je suis douze ans" (I have 12 years). But, the French verb 'etre' (to be) is conjucated as Je est (and properly becomes J'est).
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The verb "suis" means "to have", does it not?
You might want to consult a French grammar. The verb être 'to be' is conjugated in the present indicative:
je suis
tu es
il est
nous sommes
vous êtes
ils sont
The verb avoir 'to have' is in the present indicative:
j'ai
tu as
il a
nous avons
vous avez
ils ont
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What is the context of this text? If it is from an old French text, then "je est" might be grammatically correct (modern usage is "je suis"). If it is a philosophy text, then some of the abovementioned translations might be more likely.
BTW, the translation for "I am 12 years old" (J'ai douze ans) does indeed literally mean "I have 12 years"; but the verb for have is avoir.
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