diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 1145ea12ba..b817ba2831 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -1878,7 +1878,7 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) call_fn(mut call_expr ast.CallExpr) table.Type {
 		// builtin C.m*, C.s* only - temp
 		c.warn('function `$f.name` must be called from an `unsafe` block', call_expr.pos)
 	}
-	if f.mod != 'builtin' && f.language == .v && f.no_body {
+	if f.mod != 'builtin' && f.language == .v && f.no_body && !c.pref.translated {
 		c.error('cannot call a function that does not have a body', call_expr.pos)
 	}
 	for generic_type in call_expr.generic_types {
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/containers.v b/vlib/v/parser/containers.v
index ae70ee3ba8..b487d1480e 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/containers.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/containers.v
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) array_init() ast.ArrayInit {
 					first_pos.extend(last_pos))
 			}
 		} else {
-			if p.tok.kind == .not && p.tok.line_nr == p.prev_tok.line_nr {
+			if p.tok.kind == .not { // && p.tok.line_nr == p.prev_tok.line_nr {
 				last_pos = p.tok.position()
 				is_fixed = true
 				has_val = true
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index ddd4126432..e8bf9496c1 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -1015,7 +1015,8 @@ fn (mut p Parser) parse_multi_expr(is_top_level bool) ast.Stmt {
 	}
 	if p.tok.kind in [.assign, .decl_assign] || p.tok.kind.is_assign() {
 		return p.partial_assign_stmt(left, left_comments)
-	} else if tok.kind !in [.key_if, .key_match, .key_lock, .key_rlock, .key_select]
+	} else if !p.pref.translated // TODO remove translated
+		&& tok.kind !in [.key_if, .key_match, .key_lock, .key_rlock, .key_select]
 		&& left0 !is ast.CallExpr && (is_top_level || p.tok.kind != .rcbr)
 		&& left0 !is ast.PostfixExpr && !(left0 is ast.InfixExpr
 		&& (left0 as ast.InfixExpr).op in [.left_shift, .arrow]) && left0 !is ast.ComptimeCall
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/struct.v b/vlib/v/parser/struct.v
index 0a12cfa0ad..e9b761d77e 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/struct.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/struct.v
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) struct_decl() ast.StructDecl {
 			}
 			field_start_pos := p.tok.position()
 			is_embed := ((p.tok.lit.len > 1 && p.tok.lit[0].is_capital())
-				|| p.peek_tok.kind == .dot) && language == .v
+				|| p.peek_tok.kind == .dot) && language == .v && p.peek_tok.kind != .key_fn
 			is_on_top := ast_fields.len == 0 && !(is_field_mut || is_field_mut || is_field_global)
 			mut field_name := ''
 			mut typ := table.Type(0)