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dlrudghk0901
3 mag 2018

  • Coreano
  • Inglese (Stati Uniti)
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Come si dice in Inglese (Stati Uniti)? "I made my wallet stolen"
is the sentence above grammatically right?
and does it sound natural?

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cienjz
3 mag 2018

  • Inglese (Stati Uniti)
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my wallet was stolen. (subject can be omitted)
or with subject:
i caused my wallet to be stolen.

more perfect form:
i caused my wallet to be stolen by him/her.

dlrudghk0901
3 mag 2018

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@cienjz thanks a lot!
how about " I had my wallet stolen"?
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cienjz
3 mag 2018

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@dlrudghk0901 yes it is also correct. But in case of using has/have/had, it becomes perfect/past-perfect tenses.

dlrudghk0901
9 mag 2018

  • Coreano
@cienjz
1. the time is up.
2. the time is out.
do 1, 2 have the same meaning?
if not, what is 2. sentence's meaning?
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cienjz
9 mag 2018

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@dlrudghk0901 it is difference. Each used is different context.
Times up = no time left
Time out = stop the time

dlrudghk0901
9 mag 2018

  • Coreano
@cienjz
In a test, the answer was "put the food in the microwave, set the timer and push the start button. When the time is up, take the food out" which is about explaining how to use a microwave.
A student wrote like this "when the time is out, take up the food", does this sentence have the same meaning as the above one? Do you think "when the time is out, take up the food" is right?
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cienjz
9 mag 2018

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@dlrudghk0901 no, it has completely different meaning.

when you use time up in oven. It means there is no time left or 0 seconds on timer.

But when time out is used, it literally means when the time stopped. Yes 0 seconds could also be said as time stopped. But technically if the oven is broken and the timer stop at 3 seconds left. It is called time out.
When we want to indicate there's no time left, time's up is used.
When we want to indicate time stop or pause, time's out is used.
It is commonly used in sports.

dlrudghk0901
9 mag 2018

  • Coreano
@cienjz
you are a big help for me.
thank you so much
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dlrudghk0901
9 mag 2018

  • Coreano
@cienjz
How about "take up the food"?
Is this expression right in the context of explaining how to use a microwave above?
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cienjz
9 mag 2018

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@dlrudghk0901 i am not so sure myself, but peoples don't say take up the food, and google mentioned differents use for it.

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