Mar 25, 2014 16:00
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English term
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° (abbreviated use of degree symbol)
English to Finnish
Medical
Medical: Health Care
Radiological Equipment - Operator's Guide
In strings like
Lukitse varren liike 0°:n kulmaan ennen kallistamista.
the degree symbol is regularly followed by :n ...
These are short system messages that may be abbreviated. The degrees indicate the angle of a device, not a temperature or direction.
I need to know whether this usage is OK - I haven't seen it before.
Lukitse varren liike 0°:n kulmaan ennen kallistamista.
the degree symbol is regularly followed by :n ...
These are short system messages that may be abbreviated. The degrees indicate the angle of a device, not a temperature or direction.
I need to know whether this usage is OK - I haven't seen it before.
Proposed translations
(Finnish)
| 5 | °:n |
Hannele Franklin
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| 5 +2 | ° |
Erkki Pekkinen
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| 5 | 0°:een kulmaan |
Timo Lehtilä
|
Proposed translations
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Hannele Franklin
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°:n
This is correct and occurs because of the inflection of the noun. In Finnish, the basic form of degree is aste and when the genitive is used, it's asteen. Hence, in this case, you could say either "0°:n kulmaan" or "0 asteen kulmaan".
Note: there are different abbreviations depending on the case used.
Note: there are different abbreviations depending on the case used.
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for the explanation.
Thanks also to Erkki and Timo for pointing out that in modern usage the ending can be omitted. "
+2
1 hr
Erkki Pekkinen
Finland
Finland
Native in English
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Finnish
Finland
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°
The more current usage in Finnish is to omit such endings altogether
The more current usage in Finnish is to omit such endings altogether
The more current usage in Finnish is to omit such endings altogether
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Tom Pesch
: :n is unneccessary, the genetive is obvious.
18 hrs
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| agree |
Susan Ruusunen
: agreed
5 days
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1 day 19 hrs
Timo Lehtilä
Finland
Finland
Native in Finnish
Finland
Knowing the subject and skills to say it
Native in: Finnish
Works in: Russian to Finnish, English to Finnish
0°:een kulmaan
This is correct according to rules. In practice you can leave it just 0°, if there isn't any risk of misinterpretation.
On the other hand.
"It is impossible to make anything foolproof, because fools are so ingenious."
On the other hand.
"It is impossible to make anything foolproof, because fools are so ingenious."
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