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Harun BATAR
He couldn't help laughing.(what is mean?)
20 mei 2019 21:19
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found it difficult not to laugh.
20 mei 2019
1
This means all he could do was laugh.
The sentence in this case should be:
"He couldn't help but laugh"
20 mei 2019
" couldn't help" is a stable word combination. We can't translate combinations like this directly, only by figurative meaning.
20 mei 2019
Thanks...
20 mei 2019
Heb je je antwoorden nog steeds niet gevonden?
Schrijf je vragen op en laat de moedertaalsprekers je helpen!
Harun BATAR
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