In Dutch, the exact translation would be:

Vliegen bestaan omdat er rot vlees op het land is.

If you want to stress the 'land' part, the word 'ground' would be
substituted:

Vliegen bestaan omdat er rot vlees op de grond ligt.

If you want a sentance that is slightly less accurately translated, but less
forced-sounding:

Er zijn vliegen omdat er rot vlees op de grond ligt.

Which, if translated back, is exactly:

There are flies because rotten meat/flesh lies on the ground.

Hope this helps,

Idar Koets.




Mariano Mazzeo wrote:

>
> Do you have any idea of how this phrase can be
> translated into dutch: "Flies exist since there is
> rotten meat on the land"? The key is the last word,
> because it has to be 'land' and not 'earth', because
> it means 'land' as opposed to 'sea'. The rest of the
> phrase is irrelevant.
> Thank you.
>
> --- pdhanssen@... wrote:
>
> > I own a few Dutch textbooks, grammars,
> > and some Frisian materials, also (west and north
> > Frisian).
> > I am slowly and only occasionally studying Dutch.
> >
> > Paul Hansen
> >
> >
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