Some Albanian-language media outlets have incorrectly translated the congratulations of US President Joe Biden on the anniversary of Kosovo's independence addressed yesterday (February 16) to the President of Kosovo – Vjosa Osmani. In the publications made yesterday (February 16), these media outlets misinterpreted the part of the congratulations when it talks about the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue and the European Union's Roadmap for an agreement.
In this section, President Biden hopes that the agreement will end with recognition, using the term "Eventul", which in Albanian translates as conclusion.
Meanwhile, in some media, the term "Eventual" has been incorrectly translated, using it with the same meaning as this word in Albanian, which means "possible", i.e. eventual or possible.
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Excerpts from articles published in Albanian-language media:
US President Joe Biden has congratulated Kosovo on its 15th anniversary of independence.
In his congratulations to President Vjosa Osmani, Biden said that he welcomes the fact that Kosovo has embraced the European plan to normalize relations with Serbia, "with the eventual goal of mutual recognition."
Many media (portals) have mistakenly translated the phrase - "eventual goal of mutual recognition" - as - "with the eventual goal of mutual recognition" - severely distorting the message.
While in the Albanian language dictionary the term "eventual" is defined as; possible, random, determined by circumstances. (here)
Meanwhile, in the Oxford dictionary, the term "eventual" is defined as something "happening at the end of a period of time or of a process". (here)
This error was noticed by media expert Melazim Koci, who, through a post on his Facebook profile, assessed that they had distorted the essence of Biden's congratulatory message.
The term eventual, according to Koci, "translated into Albanian has the final meaning, but incorrectly translated 'eventual-e' into Albanian, does not necessarily have the final meaning." (here)
Analyze:
Some Albanian-language media outlets have published US President Joe Biden's congratulations on the anniversary of Kosovo's independence, incorrectly translating part of the message: "with the eventual goal of mutual recognition."
The error occurred in the translation of the meaning of the term “Eventual”. So the term “Eventual” translated from the English language does not have the same meaning as the use of this word in Albanian as “possible”. In fact, the term “Eventual” from the English language to the Albanian language has the meaning of something that comes at the end – “final”.
Based on the methodology, hibrid.info considers this claim to be "wrong".
Rating:
The "Error" rating is given to media reports in which the media editorial staff made a mistake by publishing incorrect information or broadcasting unverified news from another source, without the clear intention of misinforming the public.