Hi, I hear that one of the language is giving the best result to translation. I want to learn which language is the best to translate to german. Thanks
Just go to Google Translate and play with different languages to see which one gives you the best translation: https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=google translate I honestly think none of them do.
Definitely Dutch, it is the closest one and Germans / Dutch people can understand another (at least Dutch understand Germans very well).
I'm curious about what has prompted the question... are you thinking of becoming a translator and looking to add German and another language to your repertoire?
Great question. I also would like to know what the OP means by "best" in terms of translation. Does that mean "most accurate" or "fewest changes" or "easiest to do" or "most translators available" or ???
I guess he means "most accurate", since translating into German is quite different from most other languages which differ much in origin. Afrikaans is also similar to German, derives from Dutch I believe.