Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Die Sachen sind ihr sehr gut gekommen
English translation:
were of great benefit to her /were really useful
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Timoshka
Jun 2, 2023 16:01
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German term
Die Sachen sind ihr sehr gut gekommen
German to English
Social Sciences
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
From a 1960 letter, written by a German-speaking Hungarian, concerning her young daughter:
Sie hat im Sommer viel Erfolg gehabt in den wunderschönen Kleider, die ihr Tante Janka geschickt hat. Wir sind dir sehr dankbar, dass du so lieb warst und an sie gedacht hast. Die Sachen sind ihr sehr gut gekommen. So ein Kind braucht ja genug viel, und alles war so schön!
I'm unsure of the meaning of the sentence: "Die Sachen sind ihr sehr gut gekommen." Is this just saying that the items (articles of clothing) reached her in good order? Or is there some idiomatic meaning that I'm missing here?
Sie hat im Sommer viel Erfolg gehabt in den wunderschönen Kleider, die ihr Tante Janka geschickt hat. Wir sind dir sehr dankbar, dass du so lieb warst und an sie gedacht hast. Die Sachen sind ihr sehr gut gekommen. So ein Kind braucht ja genug viel, und alles war so schön!
I'm unsure of the meaning of the sentence: "Die Sachen sind ihr sehr gut gekommen." Is this just saying that the items (articles of clothing) reached her in good order? Or is there some idiomatic meaning that I'm missing here?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | were of great benefit to her /were really useful |
Jennifer Caisley
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References
| The things hit the spot |
José Patrício
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Proposed translations
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Jennifer Caisley
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were of great benefit to her /were really useful
I'm fairly certain this is analogous to zugutekommen (ie to benefit) - see reference link - which would also fit with the meaning of the text
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Note added at 4 mins (2023-06-02 16:06:15 GMT)
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Or, better still, "came in really handy for her"
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Note added at 4 mins (2023-06-02 16:06:15 GMT)
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Or, better still, "came in really handy for her"
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Simon Vigneault
22 hrs
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| agree |
Birgit Gläser
: with useful/handy.... keeping in mind that young kids grow like weeds, although she probably also looked great in them ;-D
2 days 22 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you!"
Reference comments
27 mins
Reference:
The things hit the spot
to hit the spot - gut kommen [ugs.] - https://dict.leo.org/englisch-deutsch/gut kommen
hit the spot - to be exactly what is needed: - https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pt/dicionario/ingles/hit-th...
hit the spot - to be exactly what is needed: - https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pt/dicionario/ingles/hit-th...
Discussion
It's not a comment on Jennifer's answer (her interpretation is even more likely).
Best
I'm guessing it's the first, since mum says "alles war so schön."
Best wishes