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Den ganzen Tag im Rollstuhl sitzen

English translation: school is tiring, as is having to sit the whole day in a wheel chair

07:47 Nov 9, 2005
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Linguistics
German term or phrase: Den ganzen Tag im Rollstuhl sitzen
Nach dem Mittagessen ruht sich Ina eine Stunde aus. Die Schule ist anstrengend, und den ganzen Tag im Rollsull Sizen auch.

Can somebody help me grammartically analyze "den ganzen Tag im Rollsull Sizen auch".

I can guess from the context that it means "sitting all day long in a wheelchair is also tiring"
Jianming Sun
Local time: 17:09
English translation:school is tiring, as is having to sit the whole day in a wheel chair
Explanation:
or words to that effect

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Note added at 4 mins (2005-11-09 07:52:05 GMT)
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school is tiring enough, in addition to sitting in a wheel chair all day long
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Jonathan MacKerron
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Thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
2 +5school is tiring, as is having to sit the whole day in a wheel chair
Jonathan MacKerron
4s. unten
Emilie


Discussion entries: 5





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Den ... auch
school is tiring, as is having to sit the whole day in a wheel chair


Explanation:
or words to that effect

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Note added at 4 mins (2005-11-09 07:52:05 GMT)
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school is tiring enough, in addition to sitting in a wheel chair all day long

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Monika Leit
21 mins
agree  franglish
29 mins
agree  Sabine Griebler
57 mins
agree  Rebecca Garber
5 hrs
agree  Armorel Young: slightly more literally: school is tiring, and sitting the whole day in a wheelchair is too (as Emilie has suggested, but to my mind it needs that "is" in the second phrase)
9 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Den ... auch
s. unten


Explanation:
YOU ARE RIGHT
Nicht nur die Schule ist anstrengend, aber auch den ganzen Tag im Rollstull sitzen ist anstrengend.

One possibility...
School is tyring/exhausting and sitting the whole day/all day long in the wheel chair too.


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Note added at 11 hrs 21 mins (2005-11-09 19:09:22 GMT)
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TYPO... Obviously it should be TIRING. Maybe I was tired!

Emilie
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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