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[Lenka]

They are actually my great grandparents, great grandfather and great grandmother.


The word "great" means "brilliant, wonderful" (not great-grandparents).

I just can't understand why no article (either definite or indefinite) wasn't used in front of "great grandpa" and "great grandma" - e.g. "...a great grandmother and a great grandfather."

[Philly]

Hi Lenka
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That's not the meaning of "great" in this case.
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Your great grandparents are the mother and father of your grandparents.
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From youngest to oldest generation:
Your children --> you --> your parents --> your grandparents --> your great grandparents
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[Lenka]

Hi Lenka
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That's not the meaning of "great" in this case.
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Your great grandparents are the mother and father of your grandparents.
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From youngest to oldest generation:
Your children --> you --> your parents --> your grandparents --> your great grandparents
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Thank you for your reply! Do you know what the funny thing is? I read the sentence in a "mirror text book", which means it was translated into Czech on the other page. And it was translated as "wonderful"!!
How can I recognize whether the first or the secong meaning was meant?

[Philly]

Hi Lenka
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If the original text was English, I'd say it's not likely that the meaning is "wonderful" unless there was some intentional word play in the original text. And you can only determine that from the rest of the context --- i.e. the sentences before and/or after.
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Based on my own experience with translated texts, I'd say it's probably just a bad translation. (I've seen plenty of really bad translations! )
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[Lenka]

Hi Lenka
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If the original text was English, I'd say it's not likely that the meaning is "wonderful" unless there was some intentional word play in the original text. And you can only determine that from the rest of the context --- i.e. the sentences before and/or after.
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Based on my own experience with translated texts, I'd say it's probably just a bad translation. (I've seen plenty of really bad translations! )
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Yes, I do believe you... I hate bad translations... And it's quite likely that we, the stupid Czechs, translate it like this :(