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There is a big difference, though. In English you would usually say grandma/grandpa and rarely qualify by on which side. In Swedish and Norwegian you always sp
by Agentlien 3y ago
There is a big difference, though. In English you would usually say grandma/grandpa and rarely qualify by on which side.
In Swedish and Norwegian you always specify because the words for grandparents are inherent specific to whether they are paternal or maternal.
- afiori 3y agoIn everyday speech you generally do not try to be this specific, but if you wanted to (e.g. recounting family history to a doctor or talking about the relationship between your parents and granparents) you could use them to be more specific in a clear way. I agree that almost every use of farfar should be simply translated as grandmother.
- throwaway290 3y agoWill you be satisfied if your brother or sister were only describable as "sibling"? Would it roll off your tongue? Similarly in many languages using the wildcard equivalent to mean something more specific is unnatural.
- afiori 3y agoI do not undestand how this relates to my comment... I only said that if you wanted to precisely localize mormor to english you could.
- throwaway290 3y agoOk, I thought you were against having capabilities for supporting mormor as a dedicated word in software (like in the topic post)