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Grammar Arabic Greek Syntax

03/19/19

Greek - Arabic language relation?
Is there a valid, known link (academic source or even speculation) regarding the Greek and Arabic language, when it comes to syntactic- grammatical or morphological cohesion? I ve only come across... more
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Grammar Chinese

03/19/19

Definite and indefinite noun after 找?
What's the proper translation for 1. "I'm looking for a phone charger" (any charger, I just need to charge my phone) 2. "I'm looking for the phone charger" (the specific charger, I seem to have... more
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Grammar Chinese

03/19/19

Can any noun be duplicated like 人人 and 天天?
I'm familiar with duplication of nouns to mean "all" or "every", such as > 打扫卫生人人有责。 > Everyone is responsible for cleaning up. > > 好好学习天天向上。 > If you study well you will... more
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03/19/19

「～たじゃない」 expression in spoken Japanese?
I noticed in an anime I watched, one of the characters said something like below: > さっき食べたじゃない。 And what I think the meaning is: Didn't you just eat a few while ago? From what I have learned... more
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Grammar Italian Articles

03/19/19

The "della" in "Vorrei dell'uva"?
What does the "della" in the sentence "Vorrei dell'uva" mean? I checked it with the following website: http://www.analisi-grammaticale.biz and the result was, that it stands for an "articolo... more
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03/19/19

Does the volitional form of a verb mean both "let's" and "I want to"?
I was taught ages ago that the volitional form of a verb means "let's" do something. For example, if you take `行{い}く` and change it to `行{い}こう`, you get "let's go". However, I feel like I can use... more
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Grammar Chinese

03/19/19

What's the grammatical structure for "<subject> <verbs> like a <noun>" style simile in Chinese?
I am fond of the simile structure "I eat like a wolf" or "The light flickered like a candle" in English. I never know how to express these thoughts in Chinese though, even if I know the underlying... more
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03/19/19

Usage of ～じゃん (～じゃない)?
I'd like to know if I can put ～じゃん at the end of every adjective, if there are any exceptions to that usage, and if it's different from ～じゃない. **Adj (na) + じゃん** > 便利じゃん > 便利だったじゃん >... more
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Grammar English Writing

03/19/19

Comma Separator - ACT?
As I was preparing for the ACT, I came across this question: Phrase: "Key and Peele is at its best when it deals with questions of what is expected of mixed-race people, in a society reluctant to... more
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Grammar Italian

03/19/19

Are "qui" and "qua" entirely interchangeable?
Are "qui" and "qua" entirely interchangeable? If not, could you cite general cases in which they are not?
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03/19/19

Easy Korean Poems for Beginners?
I just wonder if anyone could help me find few poems in Korean that are not too hard for a beginner like me. I believe it could help me improving my vocabulary and grammar usage. (I've been... more
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Grammar Italian Verbs

03/19/19

adire in indicative present?
I'm searching for conjugation of verb "adire" and found different results on different placeshttp://www.verbix.com/webverbix/Italian/adire.htmlHere I found it isio adotu adilui adenoi ... more
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03/19/19

Why is there no comma before "and" before this independent clause?
> This was at a moment when the magistrate, overcome with tiredness, had > gone down into the garden of his house **and**, dark, bent beneath > some implacable thought, like Tarquin... more
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03/19/19

How is 何者にもなれない translated?
> 何者にもなれない Let's break it down... *何も here means nothing (with negatives) *者 means people *に is the target particle *なる means to become *なれない is the negative potential of なる How in the... more
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Grammar Chinese

03/19/19

Grammar: verb + 的 + verb?
What is the meaning of this form? Example: > 因为商纣王已失尽人心，军队也多不愿为他送命，于是逃的逃、降的降，起义的起义，朝歌很快就被攻克。纣王自杀，商朝就此灭亡。 I found many articles about simple reduplication of verbs in Chinese, like verb +... more
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03/19/19

Is punctuation part of syntax?
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Grammar Chinese

03/19/19

也 When expressing a series does 也 need to be before each object or just the last object?
When expressing a series of object does 也 occur prior to each object or only prior to the last object to express the list Example: - **我没有房子没有工作没有车也没有朋友。** - **我没有房子也没有工作也没有车也没有朋友。**
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03/19/19

Difference between -ていく and -てくる?
Can someone explain the differences between v-ていく and v-てくる for me. I know that they both express some kind of ongoing action (like a place getting crowded). For example, what's the difference... more
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Grammar Chinese

03/19/19

Difference between 看作 and 看成?
Recently， I've been listening to a chinese podcast and in the podcast I heard someone say "中国人常常把谦虚看作一种美德“。 I have also heard the term “叫作” within the podcast - I'm wondering, is there a clear... more
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Grammar German

03/19/19

eine Fahrkarte drücken vs "eine Fahrkarte ausdrücken"?
A few days ago I bought on the internet a train ticket. The process is as following: you order and pay on the website and you receive an order number, then you must go to a physical ticket counter... more
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03/19/19

How does ほど work in the 〜すれば〜するほど construction?
I understand that 〜すれば〜するほど is used to mean "the more you do ~ the more ~". However, I don't see how this meaning is derived from this sentence pattern. I assume the ば is from the conditional... more
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03/19/19

How do you form questions in "passato prossimo"?
I was just wondering how does one form questions when you use the tense "passato prossimo". Is it necessary that the verb comes first before the subject/doer? Or the syntax doesn't matter? For... more
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Grammar Chinese

03/19/19

How to say "Next time" in the past tense?
I'm a bit confused on how to use the expression "The next time" in chinese. I originally wrote (after going to Kigali for the first he realized there were no ethiopian restaurants) 于是， 他下次回基加利时，... more
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Grammar Writing Tenses

03/19/19

Tips to avoid past tense in a thesis?
I'm a non-native speaker and currently writing on a thesis in English. I'm struggeling to avoid the past tense. Accoriding to my advisor I'm supposed to write the thesis in present tense. But this... more
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Grammar English Esl/esol Esl

03/19/19

I will learn better English -- should it be "I will learn English better."?
Somehow, I think "better English" is incorrect, because I think there isn't better English; English is English. But I hear this phrase from other ESL students a lot. Is this correct way of saying... more
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