Re:Compound pejoratives on Reddit
by Tenoke on Wednesday June 29, 2022 @08:00PM
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It's really more 'go on dick'.
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Yes, хуй can also be used with в instead of на, so the ‘on’ is better than ‘to’. However, we could combine the two to be even more accurate and imply the motion: ‘go onto dick’. We can also improve the translation by adding an article: ‘go onto a dick’.
Alternatively, we can make a slightly more idiomatic translation by fiddling a bit with the verb: “get on a dick” is my favourite version of this, conveying the meaning well without sacrificing too much accuracy.
Re:Compound pejoratives on Reddit
by checkyoursudo on Thursday June 30, 2022 @05:53AM
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Prepositions are fickle. For example, in Swedish you can learn just 'på' and be fine in 90% of situations. :)