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ANI

English translation: I or I am

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Hebrew term or phrase:ANI
English translation:I or I am
Entered by: snatalieg

23:53 Sep 30, 2002
Hebrew to English translations [Non-PRO]
Hebrew term or phrase: ANI
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I or I am
Explanation:
There is no present tense of the verb to be in Hebrew so "ani" means either I or I am, depending on context.
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snatalieg
Local time: 20:58
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4I or I am
snatalieg
5i am
muhammad turman
5Comments
John Kinory (X)
5 -2Me
ashi


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
i am


Explanation:
muhammad

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Note added at 2002-10-01 00:00:38 (GMT)
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first person pronoun used to refer to one\'s self

e.g : I am muhammad
אני

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Note added at 2002-10-01 20:53:58 (GMT)
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sorry... snatalieg
yours IS better than mine


muhammad turman
United States
Local time: 20:58
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in pair: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  snatalieg
1 hr
  -> thanks
disagree  John Kinory (X): Misleading, and in this context wrong. Ani = I; sometimes it IMPLIES 'I am'.
19 hrs
  -> what context??
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
I or I am


Explanation:
There is no present tense of the verb to be in Hebrew so "ani" means either I or I am, depending on context.

snatalieg
Local time: 20:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sue Goldian
3 hrs
agree  John Kinory (X)
17 hrs
agree  muhammad turman: your's if much more better than mine
19 hrs
agree  Yaara Di Segni
4 days
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -2
Me


Explanation:
Ani simply means "me"

ashi
United States
Local time: 17:58
PRO pts in pair: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  snatalieg: it simply mean I or am!
4 hrs
  -> When you ask in Hebrew "Me"? (Who?) the answer is Ani (Me). Me, not I am. Therefor Me is the correct answer.
disagree  John Kinory (X): Using 'Me' for 'I' is a common mistake in English. The correct first person word (and answer to Who?) is 'I'.
11 hrs
  -> Yonni, While "I" is the correct answer to "who?" in English the answer in Hebrew is Ani - Me. Not "I".
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Comments


Explanation:
Muhammad asks me: 'What context?'

The context is the lack of context in the question, and the Hebrew syntactic conext generally. The word 'ani' translates into 'I', not into 'I am'. In some Hebrew -sentences-, the implied meaning becomes the equivalent of the English 'I am' (as explained by Snatalieg).

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I can't understand Ashi's reply to my comment. He says:
While "I" is the correct answer to "who?" in English the answer in Hebrew is Ani - Me. Not "I".

If he is saying that the correct English reply to 'Who?' is 'Me' and not 'I'; and furthermore, that 'ani' means 'me' and does NOT mean 'I', then he is wrong on both counts.

'Me' is a prepositional pronoun. It combines 'I' with 'to' or 'of' or some other direct or indirect preposition. It maps onto various Hebrew words, depending on syntactic context; e.g. 'li' (to + I: he gave it to me = hoo natan oto li), 'oti' (direct object marker + I: he hit me = hoo hika oti), and so on.

John Kinory (X)
Local time: 01:58
PRO pts in pair: 4
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