'Als sie 15 Jahre alt war, kam Sylvia in eine Krankenhaus. Dort blieb sie bis zur mittleren Reife.' I have gone through it with a dictionary, and it seems so be something about her turning ripe? Does it mean she stayed till she was a teenager? Please don't recommend online translators. Thanks :)
2007-01-29 06:48:27 · 13 answers · asked by Jaze 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
When she was 15, Sylvia was admitted to hospital. There she stayed until her O Levels/GCSE. [or equivalent of such exams, depending where she lived]
Mittlere Reife is the German school level equivalent to O Level/GCSE - ie, around 16 years of age.
Reife on it own does mean maturity and ripeness, but in this context is DEFINITELY nothing to do with sex or maturity or ripeness. "Mittlere Reife" (mittleren in this case) is a phrase meaning that particular stage in the educational process.
2007-01-29 07:02:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anna 3 · 9⤊ 0⤋
Hi, I'm German and I'd like to help you.
It means:
Silvia came to a hospital when she was 15 years old. She remained (was) there until her O-level.
"mittlere Reife" is another word for "O-level" or "secondary school level I certificate". You get this degree if you finish school after 10 years (usually the students are 16 years old).
2007-01-31 07:29:24 · answer #2 · answered by hydro_claude 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anna is right (and she is the only one yet :)
"Mittlere Reife" is a specific name of a degree you get when you complete the "middle" form of the German secondary schools. Normally, "Mittlere Reife" is achieved at the age of 16 or 17, so Sylvia was in the hospital for one or two years.
If you translate "Mittlere Reife" literally, you get something like "medium maturity". It has absolutely no sexual undertones.
2007-01-29 08:11:19 · answer #3 · answered by NaturalBornKieler 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Sylvia was in the hospital since she was 15 years old. She stayed there until she was 16/17 or until she finished high school.
I am studying German in Switzerland
2007-01-29 20:43:53 · answer #4 · answered by MrsC 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Only Anna and Natural Born Kieller got it right. (Just to prevent you from misunderstandings).
2007-01-29 22:09:44 · answer #5 · answered by Reeka 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
When she was 15 Sylvia was put into a hospital. She remained there until middle age.
2007-01-29 07:41:40 · answer #6 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 1⤊ 6⤋
Reife means maturity as well as ripeness....it means she will need hospital treatment till mid-life.
2007-01-29 06:56:29 · answer #7 · answered by alan h 1 · 1⤊ 7⤋
When it was 15 years old, Sylvia came into hospital. There it remained middle ripe one up to ... that is what it says
2007-01-29 06:54:47 · answer #8 · answered by mandy_uk34 2 · 1⤊ 8⤋
Being called a krankenhaus is the sort of insult that starts world wars.
2007-01-29 07:08:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 7⤋
When it was 15 years old, Sylvia came into hospital.
There it remained middle ripe one up to.'
(she stayed there til maturity (probably meaning 18-21 years old)
2007-01-29 06:51:47 · answer #10 · answered by larrydoyle52 4 · 1⤊ 9⤋