Progressive tense in this specific case
'I am making footprints in the snow'.
我在雪地里做脚印。
but in google translate when I put in the above 汉语 it comes out as
'I made footprints in the snow'.
How do i differentiate in this case?
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Yes, alias. Google translate is ok but there are many errors and I certainly trust native speakers and my language teacher far more than Google translate.
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google的汉语翻译经常出错。是软件的问题。
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Thank you, 彭方文 and Yanyan Law.
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‘I made footprints in the snow’ = “我在雪地里做了脚印”
Usually we say “留下脚印” instead of “制造脚印”. If you really need to emphasize the procedure of making footprints, you might say “踩脚印”：
’ I am making footsteps in the snow now!’ = “我正在雪地里踩脚印呢！”
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You can type "我＂正＂在雪地裡"製造"脚印。"製造=made
正＝名詞＋正＝"Present Continuous Tense"
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