In the sentence below, does vermutlich refer only to the characterization "SPD-Mitglied"? Or does it also refer to the description of Hammer as active on the united proletarian action committee? (Looks like vermutlich refers to both.)
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Bei Hammer handelt es sich vermutlich um ein SPD-Mitglied, das im Aktions-Ausschuß des geeinten Proletariats tätig war.
Attempted translation:
In the case of Hammer, he was probably an SPD member active on the Action Committee of the United Proletariat.
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Thank you for any assistance.
question on a sentence: which part does "vermutlich" refer to?
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Re: question on a sentence: which part does "vermutlich" refer to?
By using "vermutlich" as an adverbial in this sentence the author actually qualifies the whole sentence as "vermutlich" not just any of its parts.
It's like "it is probably a yellow cat" is a less specific version of either of these:
- it is yellow and probably a cat
- it is a cat that is probably yellow
- it is probably a cat that is probably yellow
I hope that I've found a good enough example here.
It's like "it is probably a yellow cat" is a less specific version of either of these:
- it is yellow and probably a cat
- it is a cat that is probably yellow
- it is probably a cat that is probably yellow
I hope that I've found a good enough example here.
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Re: question on a sentence: which part does "vermutlich" refer to?
Tiorthan, thank you very much for the clear answer.