The hike with @[email protected] yesterday went past the "drielandenpunt" (three country point) where Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands meet.
There was a sign(/banner?) over an entrance in Esperanto. Now, my Esperanto isn't great, but I do get the suspicion this is a bad translation. If I understand the grammar correctly, "Benvenon a la kvar randoj kvadrataj" translates to "Welcome to the four square borders". Since this is on the "Four Border Square" ("Viergrenzenplein" in Dutch"), wouldn't it be better as "Benvenon a la placo de la kvar randoj"? Calling for actual Esperantists (or Esperantistoj) here, Google Translate still mixes up "kvadrato" (square, the shape) and placo (square, the open area in a city).
Oh, and if you're wondering why it's the four borders square when there are three borders, The Tim Traveler has you covered: https://youtu.be/rBZUQ_l3Q_o #language #translation #esperanto #esperantistoj