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"Il faut que j'y aille" could translate -- very, very loosely -- as "I gotta go because I need to take care of this thing" or something to that order. It's not
by ddebernardy 12y ago
"Il faut que j'y aille" could translate -- very, very loosely -- as "I gotta go because I need to take care of this thing" or something to that order. It's not so bad imo -- in fact, it uses because, which is a good thing if social psychology is anything to go by (e.g. the xerox experiment).
- antimagic 12y agoNo, "il faut que j'y aille" has no "because" in the sentence. It translates literally to "I have to go", but it's a politer formulation that the English translation might suggest.
- PeterWhittaker 12y agoOne could also translate it as "ah, a duty calls me away" or "ah, I have an obligation I must attend to". I use the "ah" to try to capture the tone and gestures that usually accompany "if faut que j'y aille", a sort resignation and regret. A fiction recognized by both speakers.