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چندمین

English translation: which

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Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:چندمین
English translation:which
Entered by: Hosein H

07:53 Jun 20, 2011
Persian (Farsi) to English translations [PRO]
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Persian (Farsi) term or phrase: چندمین
I'm stuck in translating a question from Farsi into English. I'm looking for a translation for "جورج بوش چندمین رئیس جمهور امریکا بود؟" I can think of many alternatives for the translation of that, however I have no idea how to use "چندمین" as a question in English? Could anyone help me with translationg "جورج بوش چندمین رئیس جمهور امریکا بود؟" into English? I could only come up with "How many presidents served before George Bush in US?"

Thank you in advance.
Hosein H
Iran
Local time: 20:03
which
Explanation:


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Which president of America is Bush?

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-06-20 09:12:24 GMT)
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I found some interesting discussions about forming this question! it seems many people have the same problem!!

In the following link, at the end of the discussion, someone suggests the same question form as mine, and he get admitted!
http://www.kaskus.us/showthread.php?t=8248390 (Please go to the end of the page, and see the last discussion but three)

And the following link also suggests the same form but with one word added to it, and it is "chronologically". Therefore, we can say "Which president of the U.S. is Bush Chronologically?"
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=2011030903062...
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Ahmad Kabiri
Iran
Local time: 20:03
Grading comment
thankZ
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4which
Ahmad Kabiri
4 +2How many US presidents were there/have we had before George Bush?
Reza Ebrahimi
5What number/Which numbered/number president
Farzad Akmali
5how many ... before ...?
Reza Mohammadnia


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
How many US presidents were there/have we had before George Bush?


Explanation:


Reza Ebrahimi
United States
Local time: 09:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 18

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mahmoud Akbari: exactly
5 mins
agree  Mojtaba Kazemi
12 hrs
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
which


Explanation:


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Note added at 2 mins (2011-06-20 07:55:59 GMT)
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Which president of America is Bush?

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-06-20 09:12:24 GMT)
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I found some interesting discussions about forming this question! it seems many people have the same problem!!

In the following link, at the end of the discussion, someone suggests the same question form as mine, and he get admitted!
http://www.kaskus.us/showthread.php?t=8248390 (Please go to the end of the page, and see the last discussion but three)

And the following link also suggests the same form but with one word added to it, and it is "chronologically". Therefore, we can say "Which president of the U.S. is Bush Chronologically?"
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=2011030903062...

Ahmad Kabiri
Iran
Local time: 20:03
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 47
Grading comment
thankZ

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Younes Mostafaei: possible!
52 mins
  -> Thanks a lot, Younes!
agree  Mohammad Mostajaboddavati: i remember this question from ten years ago, its been going on for a while now.
1 hr
  -> Thanks very much
agree  Marjan Shirazi
2 hrs
  -> Thank you very much
agree  Edward Plaisance Jr: I think all native English speakers would understand "which" here means "how many-eth"...maybe if all the Iranians in English-speaking countries started using "how many-eth" it would catch on :)...we could certainly use it in English
2 days 9 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot for your nice explanation!
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
چندمین رئیس جمهور
What number/Which numbered/number president


Explanation:


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Note added at 4 mins (2011-06-20 07:58:11 GMT)
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You may Google the suggested phrase!

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Note added at 12 hrs (2011-06-20 19:56:40 GMT)
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Please see below and for more details visit:


Unfortunately, you can't really ask this question in English. You need to do a workaround.

Where does Obama stand in the succession of presidents of the US?
What number president is Obama? (He's number 44.)
How many presidents were there before Obama?
Obama is the what-number president of the United States?
**Although the last one is a bit strange, it is probably the easiest way to tell someone exactly what you are asking.

http://www.italki.com/answers/question/97024.htm

Farzad Akmali
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 56
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7 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
how many ... before ...?


Explanation:
How many presidents came before George Bush?
Heard natives say.

Reza Mohammadnia
Türkiye
Local time: 19:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi), Native in KurdishKurdish
PRO pts in category: 16
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