''Je n'ai pas mangé de viande depuis dix ans.'' means:

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''Je n'ai pas mangé de viande depuis dix ans.'' means:

Answer given: I haven’t eaten any meat for ten years. Why wouldn’t the answer simply be “I haven’t eaten meat for ten years”? Thanks in advance for input.

This question relates to:French lesson "Using the compound past (Le Passé Composé) vs the present (Le Présent) in negative sentences with "depuis" (since/for) in French "

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Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

It could be either.

Both of the English sentences translate to the same French sentence, and both are everyday English expressions. Unless there was incorrect marking on a question, no problem with either translation being chosen.

There is often more than 1 way to translate sentences between 2 languages, as is the case here.

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Richard M. asked:

''Je n'ai pas mangé de viande depuis dix ans.'' means:

Answer given: I haven’t eaten any meat for ten years. Why wouldn’t the answer simply be “I haven’t eaten meat for ten years”? Thanks in advance for input.

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