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WHAT'S THE MEANING OF "THING" THIS SENTENCE????
Hello, guys!
For exemplo:
I don't think I can be involved in this family THING.
so, what's the meaning of "thing" this sentence?
Thanks, guys!
15 de ene. de 2016 3:46
Respuestas · 8
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Hmmmm..... This is a hard question because it's one of those "things" we say often for no real reason.
"Thing" in your sent nice most likely means event. For example:
I don't think I can be involved in this family THING. = I don't think I can be involved in this family EVENT.
THING is like...there's someTHING that your family is doing, right? Well, we shorten that to "family thing."
More examples:
My friend: "Hey, are you going to the party tonight?"
Me: "No, I can't. I have a family thing to go to."
"No, I can't. I have a family thing to go to" is the same as saying, "No, I can't. There's someTHING I have to do with my family." It's just shorter ????
15 de enero de 2016
1
Oi! Você como vai?
I don't think I can be involved in this family THING.
means
I don't think I can be involved in this family matter/issue/problem.
15 de enero de 2016
1
Como a nossa amiga acima explicou, essa palavra pode significar muitas coisas. O mais provável é que seja um tipo de evento. Se eu tivesse que traduzir essa expressão a português seria mais ou menos: Não posso formar parte dessa coisa de família. Vamos supor que você tem um grupo de amigos e eles brincam que são família. Você considera eles apenas como amigos né, e portanto, não considera eles como família. Mas é só um exemplo.
15 de enero de 2016
Well you not be a thing because you are a life and not a thing type of a chair or a fork.
2 de septiembre de 2019
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