Comments on: Why is the power station a girl?

By: C Falzon

C Falzon — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 22:30:53 +0000

In reply to Paul Bonnici. She's a model and she's loooking good

Paul Bonnici — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:58:34 +0000

In reply to Paul Bonnici.

H.P. Baxxter, I did not know who Kraftwerk were until I Googled it.

I like their music though.

H.P. Baxxter — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 23:00:28 +0000

In reply to Paul Bonnici. Er, do you even know who Kraftwerk are?

silvio — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 20:39:28 +0000

In reply to john.

Quite the contrary, I was very fortunate with women.

Maybe you have different TASTES when it comes to choosing your partners.

Perhaps what you don’t agree with is when I said “We can’t live without them”.

Are you by any chance ONE WHO CAN.

Neil Dent — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:47:09 +0000

@ Min Weber

Well, yes of course but…… oh never mind.

Paul Bonnici — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 18:29:56 +0000

Station in English tends to be masculine when used in Maltese. Yet its Maltese equivalent ‘stazzjon’ is masculine.

We say, ‘din il-powerstation (or pawerstajxin) thammeg’ not ‘ihammeg’.

Paul Bonnici — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 18:25:52 +0000

In reply to H.P. Baxxter.

Leider ist Kraftwerk – das Kraftwerk, nicht der Kraftwerk!

So Kraftwerk is neuter.

H.P. Baxxter — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:33:10 +0000

You can call it “dik” or “dak”. For me, “power station” will always be DAWK.

DAWK.

Il-Kraftwerk.

Ja! Genau!

Paul Bonnici — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:25:13 +0000

In reply to Paul Bonnici.

I would be inclined to say: ‘Il-power station qadima hafna’ rather than ‘Il-power station qadim hafna’.

When it refers to a TV station we tend to use it in the masculine form. Odd!

john — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 07:56:32 +0000

In reply to silvio. I must say, Silvio, you are most unfortunate in the women you have encountered.