Emme kestäneet kuulla sairaiden lasten surkeaa itkua.

English Translation

We could not bear to listen to the sick child’s pathetic cries.

plural - singular mismatch!

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English Translation

We could not bear to listen to the sick child’s pathetic cries.

sairaiden is plural, and lasten is also plural. Where is the mismatch you see? The surkeaa itkua?

It’s a mismatch with the english sentence which says “the sick child”.