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Vertragserrichter
Jan 28, 2005 21:17
19 yrs ago
German term

ehemaligen

German to English Social Sciences Government / Politics
In a handwritten letter, an individual in Germany says she doesn't wish to discuss her retirement, and continues: "Es tut nur weh, weil wir alle von unserer Regierung ehemaligen - CDU - beklaut werden." Exactly how does the "ehemaligen" fit into this sentence? Perhaps someone familiar with the current political situation in Germany would know?
Proposed translations (English)
3 +10 the former CDU government

Discussion

Non-ProZ.com Jan 29, 2005:
Yes, that is exactly how the sentence is written...even the - CDU -. I agree totally with your observation that it makes no sense for a former government to be robbing people in the present, but the present tense ("beklaut werden") is clearly used. Perhaps the writer means that the former government headed by the CDU is still responsible for the current problems? Immediately preceding this sentence, the writer says: "I still have to work another 3 years, however, so that I can live reasonably well. By then, I will have worked nearly 50 years. But I don't want to start in on this topic."
Daniela Hubrich Jan 29, 2005:
Is the sentence really written in that order? And is -CDU- written like that? Because it makes no sense .. a former government can't steal any more, beklaut werden is present tense. Or is it "beklaut wurden"? Can you give the sentence before?

Proposed translations

+10
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the former CDU government

the main party of the former government (ie the govt. before the present one) was the CDU (Christian Democrats). They were in coaltion with the CSU (the Bavarian Christian Socialists) and the FDP, the tiny Liberal party.
Peer comment(s):
agree BrigitteHilgner : That's it. Might be in connection with the German reunion.
3 mins
agree Edith Kelly
4 mins
agree Dr.G.MD (X)
9 mins
agree Kurt Beals : That's definitely what the word means - strange word order, but since it's handwritten, sounds like it was an afterthought.
28 mins
agree Joseph Hovan
39 mins
agree Christine Lam
41 mins
agree Meturgan : With Kurt Beals
2 hrs
agree roneill
2 hrs
agree Bjørn Anthun : I agree, weird grammar, but that's what's meant with it - the former CDU government
4 hrs
agree Robert Kleemaier
5 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks for your insight, which allowed me to provide the best translation possible."
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