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|style="background:#FFF2FD;"| '''something''' ||style="background:AliceBlue;"| Let's have ''something'' to eat! | |style="background:#FFF2FD;"| '''something''' ||style="background:AliceBlue;"| Let's have ''something'' to eat! | ||
− | |style="background:#FFF2FD;"| '''someone''' ||style="background:AliceBlue;"| Ask ''someone'' for help! | + | |style="background:#FFF2FD;"| '''someone'''<br />'''somebody''' ||style="background:AliceBlue;"| Ask ''someone'' for help! |
|style="background:#FFF2FD;"| '''somewhere''' ||style="background:AliceBlue;"| Let's go ''somewhere'' fun! | |style="background:#FFF2FD;"| '''somewhere''' ||style="background:AliceBlue;"| Let's go ''somewhere'' fun! | ||
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|style="background:#FFF2FD;"| '''anything''' ||style="background:AliceBlue;"| We don't have ''anything'' to eat! | |style="background:#FFF2FD;"| '''anything''' ||style="background:AliceBlue;"| We don't have ''anything'' to eat! | ||
− | |style="background:#FFF2FD;"| '''anyone''' ||style="background:AliceBlue;"| Don't ask ''anyone anything''! <br /> <span style="color:DarkBlue"> - ''Ne demande rien à personne!''</span> | + | |style="background:#FFF2FD;"| '''anyone'''<br />'''anybody''' ||style="background:AliceBlue;"| Don't ask ''anyone anything''! <br /> <span style="color:DarkBlue"> - ''Ne demande rien à personne!''</span> |
|style="background:#FFF2FD;"| '''anywhere''' ||style="background:AliceBlue;"| There isn't ''anywhere'' to sit! | |style="background:#FFF2FD;"| '''anywhere''' ||style="background:AliceBlue;"| There isn't ''anywhere'' to sit! | ||
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Revision as of 23:53, 10 May 2011
Contents
[hide]Introduction
One difference between "some" and "any" is quantity.
- Some cookies could mean:
- two or three cookies (snacktime) OR
- eight thousand cookies (a cookie factory)
- Any brownies: at least one brownie.
- one ⇒ an / a (compare à l'article "un(e)" en français)
- an + -y = any
- "Not any" means none. Not one. Zero. Zilch.
Affirmative (+) / negative (-) / interrogative (?)
- Dans les phrases affirmatives, on trouve presque toujours some.
- Dans les phrases négatives, any.
- Pour les phrases interrogatives,
- si tu sais que quelque chose existe, emploie some
- sinon, any.
pronunciation |
example |
affirmative (+) ə · 'fɜrm · ə · tɪv |
I have got some pennies, but I need a dollar! |
negative (-) neg · ə · tɪv |
You don't have any French fries! |
interrogative (?) ɪn · tə · 'ra:g · ə · tɪv |
Do you have any new games? May I have some chips? |
Combinations
something | Let's have something to eat! | someone somebody |
Ask someone for help! | somewhere | Let's go somewhere fun! |
anything | We don't have anything to eat! | anyone anybody |
Don't ask anyone anything! - Ne demande rien à personne! |
anywhere | There isn't anywhere to sit! |
- something / ¿ anything ?
- quelque chose
- not anything
- rien (objet grammatical ❢❢ -- comme sujet grammatical utilise no-one), par exemple: Nothing is missing. / There is nothing missing
- someone / somebody // ¿ anyone ? / ¿ anybody ?
- quelqu'un(e)
- not anyone
- personne (objet grammatical ❢❢ -- comme sujet grammatical utilise no-one), par exemple: No-one is missing. / There is nobody missing.
- somewhere / ¿ anywhere ?
- quelque part
- not anywhere
- nulle part