Antes de tiempo

[irmamar]

How could I say "antes de tiempo" in English? For instance, I want to say:

En la carta se despide antes de tiempo.

In the letter, he says good bye ... (he hasn't arrived to the end of the letter yet and says good bye)

Thanks

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by irmamar

How could I say "antes de tiempo" in English? For instance, I want to say:

En la carta se despide antes de tiempo.

In the letter, he says good bye ... (he hasn't arrived to the end of the letter yet and says good bye)

Thanks

Prematurely

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by Perikles

Prematurely

Of course! I couldn't think about it. Thanks

[CrOtALiTo]

That word can be use only to say antes de tiempo, or it has some another meanings.

[Cloudgazer]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Of course! I couldn't think about it. Thanks

I couldn't think about it.
I couldn't think of it.
I couldn't remember it.
I couldn't come up with it.

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by CrOtALiTo

That word can be use only to say antes de tiempo, or it has some another meanings.

You can say "prematuramente", as well.

Esta es la sala donde están los niños nacidos prematuramente (los niños prematuros).
This is the ward where the children born prematurely are.

I guess there aren't many mistakes
Or maybe I'm wrong

Let's a native give his/her opinion

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by Cloudgazer

I couldn't think about it.
I couldn't think of it.
I couldn't remember it.
I couldn't come up with it.

¡Siempre igual! El otro día también. Think of , think of
A ver si así...

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Esta es la sala donde están los niños nacidos prematuramente (los niños prematuros).
This is the ward where the children born prematurely are.

(sorry) This is the ward for premature children

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Think of , think of

Verbs of remembering and forgetting used to take a genitive object (thus of) in English, and used to in German as well. 'Ich denke Dein', Vergissmeinnicht (nomeolvides), etc.

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by Perikles

(sorry) This is the ward for premature children

Wouldn't you say that the premature children are born prematurely?

We say "niños prematuros", as well, but I can add that "son los nacidos prematuramente"

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by Perikles

Verbs of remembering and forgetting used to take a genitive object (thus of) in English, and used to in German as well. 'Ich denke Dein', Vergissmeinnicht, etc.

But you use "think about", as well.

By the way, do you have more clues to know prepositions for verbs?

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Wouldn't you say that the premature children are born prematurely?

Yes of course I would. What you wrote was grammatically correct, but nobody would say it because my construction is much simpler.

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by irmamar

But you use "think about", as well.

By the way, do you have more clues to know prepositions for verbs?

Ah yes, but think of can equal remember. Think about is not a verb of remembering. Sorry, I can't think of () a general rule.

[Cloudgazer]

I think Perikles is just pointing out that we'd be much more likely to say,

This is the ward for premature children.

than

This is the ward where the premature children/children born prematurely are.

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by Perikles

Yes of course I would. What you wrote was grammatically correct, but nobody would say it because my construction is much simpler.

Well, I tried to say a sentence grammatically correct (I couldn't think of another sentence at that moment)

Originally Posted by Perikles

Ah yes, but think of can equal remember. Think about is not a verb of remembering. Sorry, I can't think of () a general rule.

Thanks, anyway. But it's a pity

[ROBINDESBOIS]

I guess for antes de tiempo you can also say, before finishing his/her available time.

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by Cloudgazer

I think Perikles is just pointing out that we'd be much more likely to say,

This is the ward for premature children.

than

This is the ward where the premature children/children born prematurely are.

Yes, I understand it. But I was just looking for a sentence where I could use "prematurely" with another meaning that "antes de tiempo". It's the same in Spanish, we say "niños prematuros".

Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS

I guess for antes de tiempo you can also say, before finishing his/her available time.

Yes, but I don't think it's useful for a letter. I wanted to say that, in a letter, the author says good bye "antes de tiempo". But I think in English "time" is more strict than in Spanish

[ROBINDESBOIS]

before finishing the letter.

[Cloudgazer]

Originally Posted by irmamar

By the way, do you have more clues to know prepositions for verbs?

Originally Posted by Perikles

Sorry, I can't think of () a general rule.

Nor can I.

Originally Posted by irmamar

Thanks, anyway. But it's a pity

It would be nice, though!

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS

before finishing the letter.

Yes, that could suit perfect. Thanks, Robin

Originally Posted by Cloudgazer

Nor can I.


It would be nice, though!

Yes, it would