..., an der Herr X und Herr Y je 50% halten.

English translation: [...a corporation], of which Mr. X and Mr. Y hold 50 percent each.

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German term or phrase:	[...eine AG], an der Herr X und Herr Y je 50% halten.
English translation:	[...a corporation], of which Mr. X and Mr. Y hold 50 percent each.
Entered by:	ArnoTranslat (X)

14:06 Jun 13, 2009

German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)

German term or phrase: ..., an der Herr X und Herr Y je 50% halten.

Im Text einer Firmen-Website geht es um eine AG, an der die Herren X und Y je 50% halten.

Nicole Trebbin KudoZ activity Questions: 133 (3 open) (5 without valid answers) (9 closed without grading) Answers: 183 Germany
Local time: 05:26

of which Mr. X and Mr. Y hold 50% each.

Explanation:
slightly different from the first answer in that it closer translates the source grammatically.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-06-13 17:28:14 GMT)
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better yet:

..., of which Mr. X and Mr. Y hold 50 percent each.

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ArnoTranslat (X)
United States
Local time: 21:26

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Thanks! This is what I was looking for.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

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4 +3

of which Mr. X and Mr. Y hold 50% each.

ArnoTranslat (X)

3 +3

Mr. X and Mr. Y holds 50% each.

Yasutomo Kanazawa

Discussion entries: 3

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17 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

Mr. X and Mr. Y holds 50% each.

Explanation:
:)

Yasutomo Kanazawa
Japan
Local time: 12:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Japanese
PRO pts in category: 3

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

of which Mr. X and Mr. Y hold 50% each.

ArnoTranslat (X)
United States
Local time: 21:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

Thanks! This is what I was looking for.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

neutral

Lancashireman: Very similar to the first. You could have tweaked it a little more by a) omitting those fussy little dots and b) placing ‘each’ before the verb. The subject/verb agreement has already been adequately addressed.

8 mins

-> Tweaking is not my objective. A correct answer is.

agree

Jalapeno: The "of which" is an important part of this answer that was not included in the first answer. The "fussy little dots" and the placement of "each" are a matter of personal preference IMHO.

1 hr

-> Thanks, Johannes.

agree

Rebecca Garber

6 hrs

-> Thanks, Rebecca

neutral

writeaway: firm of which of Mr. X and Mr. Y hold 50% each?? awkward. a good editor would change that.

6 hrs

-> An AG is not just a firm, it is an Aktiengesellschaft, of which entities hold shares or percentages.

agree

Julia Lipeles

1 day 3 hrs

-> Thanks, Julia

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