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| Autor: | José Roberto |
| E-mail: | josezambon@merconet.com.br |
| Data: | 27/OUT/2003 11:32 AM |
| Assunto: | Re: hast thou ever? |
| Mensagem: | Hey Pat I forgot to tell you, the structure is (subject+ já + pretérito perfeito+ complement) Have you ever been to Brazil=gt; Você já ESTEVE no Brasil? Lucio's explanation are also very handy: Have ever been to Brazil=gt; Você alguma vez (já) ESTEVE no Brasil? When one says "alguma vez" they may think about one certain point in time ('alguma vez' can be sometimes translated as 'sometime') on the other hand, when one uses "já" this "já" gives the ideia of a comprehensive look at time, from a certain point in the past up to now Have you ever tried Marijuana?=gt; Você já experimentou maconha? (desde seu nascimento até agora você ALGUMA VEZ em sua vida experimentou maconha?) JR Você já foi a Cajuru? NÃO??!!!??? Então Vá. :) |
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hast thou ever? – pat 26/OUT/2003, 3:20 PM Re: hast thou ever? – Miguel Vieira 26/OUT/2003, 5:56 PM Re: hast thou ever? – pat 26/OUT/2003, 8:34 PM Re: hast thou ever? – Ran 26/OUT/2003, 9:14 PM Re: hast thou ever? – m robertson 27/OUT/2003, 12:03 AM Re: hast thou ever? – pat 27/OUT/2003, 9:42 AM Re: hast thou ever? – michael r 27/OUT/2003, 11:07 AM 
Re: hast thou ever? – José Roberto 
27/OUT/2003, 11:32 AM Re: hast thou ever? – José Roberto 27/OUT/2003, 11:33 AM Re: hast thou ever? – pat 27/OUT/2003, 5:35 PM Re: hast thou ever? – José Roberto 27/OUT/2003, 12:33 AM Re: hast thou ever? – Lucas 27/OUT/2003, 5:04 AM