Authoritative translations needed

[rule30]

I would like the following phrase translated into Latin and into Hebrew

Comments

[fraterrisus]

"moi, je suis mes choix" just doesn't have the right ring to it, but is probably a decent literal translation.

whatever 'authoritative' means

[omegabeth]

Well, I'd drop the 'ego' (it's not wrong, per se, just unnecessary) and go with 'sum mea selectiones', or if you prefer a gerundive, maybe 'sum mei delecti'. The gerundive has the cool option that you can mess with gender and make it feminine (meae delectae) or neuter (mea delecta). Have fun!

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[rule30]

Very nice, thank you!

Can you say more about the denotative definitions of the two options you offer ("selectiones" and "delecti"), as well as any different connotations or nuanced differences between the two?

Re: whatever 'authoritative' means

[penk]

HOW did I know beth would know the answer? Silly overeducated people : ):) :) :)

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[catya]

*chuckles* i pointed her the question, of course.

[catya]

My hebrew speaking friend says...

I can't give a definitive answer.
I would say "Ani ha'hachlatot sheli"
But I'm not sure you wouldn't say
"Ani hachlatoti" or something shorter.
And not 100% sure that hachlatot isn't more like a resolution (e.g. a new year's resolution) than a choice.

[rule30]

Thank you!

You make an important point: Essential to the meaning of the phrase is specifying choices that are acted upon, not simply intentions or preferences (or resolutions).

"I am what I choose to do" or "I am my (deliberate) actions" might more closely align with what I'm trying to express. I'll think further on this....

Heh, didn't expect I'd come out of this with a better *English* translation of the idea. :)

[imlad]

Almost. It's "ani hakhlatotay," the choices being female in Hebrew and Plural. You have a point about "hakhlata" being more of a resolution. Decisions would be more like "ani bkhirotay." It's an odd construction, though, and people may not get it. Hm... I'll make it longer and a bit poetic, but clearer: "Ani kol kooli bkhirotay sheli."

Spanish

[aroraborealis]

"Soy mis elecciones," is the literal translation, though to capture the spirit, I might say, "Soy mi voluntad," which would translate back to, "I am my will."

[dietrich]

Soy mis decisiones.

(I chose "decisions" rather than "choices" as the Spanish for the latter is "opciones," which reads like "options" and is the wrong sense of the word...

[doctorellisdee]

what about flann o'brien's preferred "&c."?