How literal are word-for-word translations?
I am attempting to write a short powerpoint from English written form to Mongolian. The sentence I translated into Mongolia script is

Үйлдвэрлэл 1,100 хэмжигдэхүүн тонн ын Хэрэггүй өдөр ашиглах хоёр анхдагч Хэрэггүй самосвал

from the original engilsh sentence:

Produces 1,100 metric tons of waste per day utilizing two main waste dumps

How close am I?

Question

How literal are word-for-word translations?
I am attempting to write a short powerpoint from English written form to Mongolian.  The sentence I translated into Mongolia script is

Үйлдвэрлэл 1,100 хэмжигдэхүүн тонн ын Хэрэггүй өдөр ашиглах хоёр анхдагч Хэрэггүй самосвал

from the original engilsh sentence:

Produces 1,100 metric tons of waste per day utilizing two main waste dumps

How close am I?

Answer

better be careful with words like "waste dumps". Usually, it's translated separately.

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Not very close. It says "Production 1,100 units ton.  two initially unnecessary trucks to be used when not needed". In other words, doesn't make much sense.

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As far as i know, mongolian grammar puts verbs at the end of each sentence, so you might need to modify your word placing. good luck

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